Tigray conflict: Ethiopia detains 16 UN workers and accuses them of ‘terror act’

Government says it has detained people suspected of supporting rival Tigray forces as long-running conflict escalates

At least 16 United Nations local employees have been detained in Ethiopia's capital, the UN said, and a government spokesperson asserted they were held for their participation in terror" under a state of emergency as the country's year-long war escalates and ethnic Tigrayans face a new wave of arrests.

All the detained staffers are Tigrayan, a humanitarian worker told the Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.