The Latest: Police say 6 arrested after Ethiopia blast

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The Latest on rally for Ethiopia's reformist new prime minister (all times local):

Police in Ethiopia say six people have been arrested and are under investigation after a deadly explosion at a huge rally for the new prime minister. ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Thirty people have now been arrested, up from six from the day before, over alleged involvement in a grenade attack at a rally in the Ethiopian capital that killed two people and left more than 150 people wounded, police said on Sunday. Nine police officials, including the deputy head of the capital Addis Ababa’s police commission, have been arrested for what authorities said were security lapses. Health Minister Amir Aman said on Twitter that as of 2.30pm local time on Sunday, two people had died and there were 156 wounded, with six in critical condition. Tens of thousands of people had gathered in Addis Ababa's Meskel Square in an enthusiastic show of support for a wave of reforms since Abiy took office in April.
Two people are confirmed dead and 156 others injured after a grenade explosion at a rally in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, held by the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.