Ethiopia: Three police officers killed in shooting near Addis Ababa airport Oct. 4

Event

A shooting in Addis Ababa left three federal police officers dead in the morning (local time) of Thursday, October 4. The shooting occurred around 07:00 in the Bole area of the capital, near the Addis Ababa Bole Airport (ADD), and forced the temporary closure of Africa and Airport roads. According to a federal police spokesman, the incident was an insider attack and the shooter was killed in the attack. As of 09:45, traffic has resumed on the affected roads. Airport operations were not affected.

Advice

Individuals in Addis Ababa are advised to anticipate residual traffic delays in the vicinity of the incident (Bole and ADD).