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Stampede at Ethiopia kills 50

India Blooms News Service | | Oct 03, 2016, at 02:44 pm

Addis Ababa, Oct 3 (IBNS): At least 50 people were killed during a protest at a religious festival in Ethiopia's Oromia region, media reports said.

According to reports, several others were injured in the incident.

Some died in a stampede after police employed tear gas, rubber bullets and baton charges, a witnesses was quoted as saying by BBC.

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has denied reports that security forces had opened fire during the incident.

Image: Wikimedia Commons

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