Ethiopia declares state of emergency as deadly protests continue
The
Ethopian government on Sunday declared a state of Emergency following
months of violent anti-government protests, especially in the restive
Oromia region of the country.
"A state of
emergency has been declared because the situation posed a threat against the
people of the country," Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said
on state-run television on Sunday.
Ethiopian Broadcasting
Corporation (EBC) reported that the state of emergency was a means to
"deal with anti-peace elements that have allied with foreign forces and
are jeopardising the peace and security of the country".
Protests reignited this
week in the Oromia region after dozens of people were killed in a stampede on
October 2, with police firing tear gas and warning shots at a huge crowd of
protesters attending a religious festival and the government has put the
official death toll as 55.
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