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shenmue

(38,506 posts)
Sun Oct 2, 2016, 11:21 PM Oct 2016

52 dead after stampede at protests in Oromia region of Ethiopia

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37534387

From the article:

Some died in a stampede after police employed tear gas, rubber bullets and baton charges, witnesses said.

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said rioters had caused "pre-planned mayhem" that led people to fall to their deaths in ravines.
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52 dead after stampede at protests in Oromia region of Ethiopia (Original Post) shenmue Oct 2016 OP
this is very tragic Skittles Oct 2016 #1
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