Ethiopian Review has received a confirmed report from an eyewitness that Ayer Tena High School students have walked out of their classes. They were shouting “leba!” and demanding immediate release of their friends and opposition leaders. There is no heavy police presence at Ayer Tena High School now as the Federal Police are focusing more on Menen, Menelik II and other schools.

Ayer Tena High School Students broke windows of government vehicles as they walked out of class this morning. The few police in the area did not react. The school is now empty.

Earlier, an explosion was heard around 4:00 AM local time in the Lideta area of Addis Ababa. ER has been able to confirm that the target was the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and the nursing school close by. The bank sustained heavy damage, and the windows other buildings nearby including Assab Hotel were broken.

Many elementary and high schools in Ethiopia are scheduled to give exams to their students starting today. Ethiopian Review has been making calls to various cities since early this morning, and from what we have been able to gather, the call for the boycott of the exams is being heeded by many students and teachers. Over 100,000 flyers in Amharic and Oromigna have been distributed in Addis Ababa alone.