Fatal Ethiopia Stampede Seen Reviving Unrest in U.S. Partner
- As many as 100 said to have died in flashpoint Oromia region
- Country’s largest ethnic group has protested for almost a year
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The Ethiopian government’s deadly mishandling of a protest at a cultural event by the Oromo people threatens to reignite demonstrations across the country’s largest region and worsen political risk in one of the U.S.’s key African allies.
The Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia estimates as many as 100 people were crushed to death or drowned on Sunday as they fled from regional police firing tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds to disperse a crowd in Bishoftu city, 28 miles (45 kilometers) southeast of the capital, Addis Ababa.