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 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopian authorities placed two opposition leaders under house arrest Saturday, saying they were behind a week of violent protests that left 29 dead in clashes with police.
Information Minister Bereket Simon accused the main opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy of reneging on an agreement struck Friday with the ruling party and another opposition coalition to work together to end protests.
The government has accused the opposition of engineering the protests by students and others angered that the ruling party has claimed victory in recent parliamentary election. The opposition denies it orchestrated the protests, but has said the elections were flawed by fraud and violence.
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