In Ethiopia, the law enforcement officers used tear gas and warning shots to disperse anti-government rally.
The result during a stampede killed at least 50 people. About it reports Reuters with reference to the opposition.
“The Ethiopian police fired tear gas and warning shots Sunday to disperse anti-government demonstrations on the religious festival, triggering a stampede in which killed at least 50 people”, – stated in the message.
It is noted that people chanted: “We want freedom” and “We want justice”.
At the same time, the government does not name the exact number of deaths as a result of the chaos during the annual festival, where the protesters chanted slogans against the government, noting that “there was poterant of life” and that several people were injured.