Attacks carried out against civilians and religious institutions were part of a broader effort to create instability, undermine public security and disrupt Ethiopia’s democratic process, the Office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. The prime minister expressed his condolences to families and communities in the Arsi zone who suffered the loss of loved ones, injuries, and the destruction of homes, including those targeted while worshipping at religious sites, in what he described as attacks carried out by the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), also known as OLF-Shene. The prime minister’s lengthy statement focused on the country’s seventh national election and what…