At least three people killed and others critically injured when protests erupted in Ethiopia after a prominent protest singer was shot dead
At least three people have been killed and others critically injured when protests erupted in Ethiopia after a prominent singer from the country's largest ethnic group was shot dead.
"There are a lot of casualties, most of them are bullet injuries. Three patients died and there are still critical patients," he told AFP.Spokesmen for the federal police and the Oromia regional police said they did not have any immediate information on casualties. The internet connection to Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous nation, appeared to be down, a common occurrence during political protests.
Abiy's Oromo ethnic group sparked the protests, and his rise to power ended decades during which the multi-ethnic ruling coalition was dominated by ethnic Tigray leaders. His pan-Ethiopian politics have sparked a backlash from some elements of his own Oromo powerbase, spearheaded by a media magnate, Jawar Mohammed.
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