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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