In Arsi region, mass protests are still going on in Assela, Shashemene, Kofale, and other small towns. As a result, the city of Assela is monitored by helicopters and over three hundred military forces arrived from Awasa to control and monitor the city of Shashemene. To divert the attention of public protesters against the government, the TPLF forces burned an Orthodox Church in Arsi. The TPLF force deliberately burned an Orthodox Church to create a misunderstanding and suspecting between the people. The nearby Ambo City where the student movement started last year against the government for burning the natural tropical forests and where the Government killed several of them is currently under military supervision.
Popular unrest continues in other parts of the country.