Worshippers stand inside the church that collapsed in Arerti in northern Ethiopia. Photo: AP PHOTO

At least 36 people have been killed and more than 200 injured at a religious festival in central Ethiopia when wooden scaffolding collapsed underneath them inside a partially constructed church, police say.

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The temporary wooden structure gave way on Wednesday under the weight of worshippers visiting Arerti St Mary's Church in Minjar Shenkora Woreda, North Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region, local police chief Ahmed Gebeyehu told state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting.

The death toll could ri

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