Somalis in Ethiopia's eastern region have welcomed the arrest Monday of their former leader, Abdi Mohammed Omar. The former strongman is accused of stoking deadly ethnic clashes in the Somali region, Ethiopia's second largest. Somalis hope his removal will usher in a new era of accountability and a new relationship with Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had warned on Saturday that former officials of the Somali region would be dealt with.They're accused of triggering a wave of violence that killed 29 people in Somali's provincial capital Jijiga earlier this month.
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