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October 3, 2016

Ethiopia: 52 Die as Police Crackdown on Protest Spawns Stampede
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In Ethiopia, as many as 52 people died in a stampede after police shot
guns into the air and fired tear gas and rubber bullets into a large
anti-government demonstration Sunday. The protest began as an estimated
2 million people joined a religious festival in Ethiopia's Oromia
region--home to the Oromo people, who for the last two years have staged
anti-government protests. In August, Ethiopian Olympic runner Feyisa
Lilesa raised his arms in an "X" as he won a silver medal in the
marathon to protest Ethiopia's human rights abuses against his tribe,
the Oromo people.
Topics:Ethiopia

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