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Hundreds of Ethiopians flee into Kenya after border town fighting

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On October 22, hundreds of Ethiopians, mainly children and women, fled into Kenya after fighting broke out in Moyale, a border town that extends into both Ethiopian and Kenyan territory. The conflict erupted on the previous day, with gunfire still audible from Ethiopia's side, though details about its cause were unclear. Local officials reported that displaced individuals are staying with relatives or community members while the Kenya Red Cross conducts an assessment to determine needs and potential assistance requirements.

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Hundreds of Ethiopians fled into Kenya on Thursday after fighting broke out in Moyale, a border town that straddles Ethiopia and Kenya, according to reports from local officials and the Kenya Red Cross. The violence began on Wednesday and continued through Thursday morning, with gunfire still audible on the Ethiopian side of the town. At least two people were injured: a police officer was hit by shrapnel but not seriously hurt, while a woman sustained a gunshot wound to the neck and received medical treatment. Kenya's Marsabit county commissioner Stanley Kamande said many displaced individuals are staying with relatives or in villages within Kenyan territory on the Moyale side. The Kenya Red Cross is assessing the situation to determine how many people were affected and what their needs are, although no formal camp has been established yet for those who fled.

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The fighting broke out hundreds of miles away, on the other side of Ethiopia, from a conflict in the northern Tigray region between government forces and a rebel alliance led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

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🔮 Fighting broke out on Wednesday and gunfire could still be heard a day after in parts of the town on the Ethiopian side of the border, residents said.

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Hundreds of Ethiopians flee into Kenya after border town fighting · assertive framing

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Hundreds of Ethiopians flee into Kenya after border town fighting asserted

Hundreds → flee → fighting

Hundreds of Ethiopians have fled into Kenya following fighting in the border town of Moyale, Kenya Red Cross and local government officials said on Thursday. asserted

Cross → flee → Thursday

Fighting broke out on Wednesday and gunfire could still be heard a day after in parts of the town on the Ethiopian side of the border, residents said. uncertain

residents → break → border

The settlement straddles the frontier and also extends into Kenyan territory. asserted

settlement → straddle → territory

It was not immediately clear what had started the fighting in parts of the town in the south of Ethiopia's Oromiya region. asserted

what → start → region

"We have hundreds of people from Ethiopia, mainly children and women," the commissioner from Kenya's Marsabit county, Stanley Kamande, told Reuters. asserted

commissioner → have → Reuters

"Many are staying with relatives and well-wishers in several villages at Moyale side Kenya," he added. asserted

he → stay → Kenya

The Kenya Red Cross said it was conducting an assessment to work out how many people were affected and what their needs were. asserted

needs → say → assessment

"No camp is ready to host those displaced but we shall most definitely work on it," Red Cross official Ibrae John said. asserted

John → host → it

fighting → break → Front