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At least one person was killed and many more wounded in three successive bomb blasts at an Addis Ababa hotel during celebrations to mark the Ethiopian New Year on Wednesday.
According to the pro-government Walta Information Centre, the explosions occurred around 21:15 (local time) at the Tigray Hotel in the Piazza area of the city.
The blasts came "in quick succession", one at the entrance to the hotel, another inside the building itself and the third on the street in front of the hotel.
Medical workers at the capital's Black Lion hospital said one woman died on arrival at the hospital. She was one of four seriously injured people.
Police are investigating the incident, and no-one has yet claimed responsibility.
It is feared more people may be dead or wounded under the rubble of the hotel.
The same hotel was the target of a grenade attack five years ago by the rebel Oromo Liberation Front.
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