Amnesty International accused Ethiopian troops of capturing 40 Somali children during a raid on a mosque last week, and is calling for their release.



The rights group has condemned the killing of more than 20 people, including some religious scholars, during the raid.



It quotes witnesses as saying that many of the dead were unarmed civilians, and that some had had their throats cut.



Ethiopia has denied its troops were involved in the killings, which came during fierce clashes with insurgents.