Information is circulating on social media that the rebel Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) seized about 40 passengers as hostages at a place called Doj in Horo Guduru Wellega Zone of Oromia Regional State.<\/p>\n
The passengers (all ethnic Amharas) were taken hostage after they were forced to step down from a bus which had been transporting them from Bure to Guten town.<\/p>\n
The hostages had been calling for help and currently their whereabouts are not known. Regional and federal government security forces have not commented on the hostage yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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