{"id":60889,"date":"2017-10-12T04:47:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T09:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethiopanorama.com\/?p=60889"},"modified":"2017-10-12T04:50:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T09:50:42","slug":"breaking-news-at-least-eight-killed-dozens-wounded-in-protests-across-oromia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/?p=60889","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News\u2026\u2026 At least eight killed, dozens wounded in protests across Oromia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAddis Abeba, Oct. 11\/2017\u00a0\u2013 At least eight people were killed and more than 30 wounded during fresh protests that hit several cities and towns across the Oromia regional state today, according to Addisu Arega Kitessa, head of the Oromia government communication affairs bureau.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In a\u00a0statement posted\u00a0on his Facebook page, Addisu Arega said that five people were killed during a protest rally in Shashemene town, 250 km south east of Addis Abeba, in west Arsi zone of the Oromia regional state. He also said that three more people were killed in Bookeeti town, west Hararghe zone of the Oromia region in eastern Ethiopia, where more than 30 were also wounded, according to Addisu Arega.
\nIn a security alert\u00a0issued by the US Embassy\u00a0in Addis Abeba, the embassy cautioned US citizens of\u00a0 \u201cviolent protests and road closures in and around Shashamane.\u201d\u00a0 It also said there were\u201dreports of causalities\u201d and alerted US citizens to \u201cavoid travel to Shashamane at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional protests were also held in Ambo, 125 km west of Addis Abeba and one of the epicenters of the 2014-2016 Oromo protests.\u00a0A video received\u00a0by\u00a0Addis Standard,\u00a0which we later on verified, show that thousands of young protesters marching through the city chanting \u201cdown, down Woyane\u201d in reference to TPLF,\u00a0 the all too powerful member of Ethiopia\u2019s ruling coalition, EPRDF.
\nHowever, the protests, which lasted for more than three hours, went peaceful.\u00a0 Some pictures show the regional state police force in the midst of the protesting youth with no sign of hostilities.
\nFurthermore, according to DW Amharic, more\u00a0protests were held in Dodola town,\u00a0some 70 km east of Shashemene in West Arsi zone. DW reported that members of the police, city administration officials, the youth and ordinary city residents have all taken part in the protest. Protesters were also chanting messages of support, among others, for jailed prominent Oromo opposition party leaders including Dr. Merera Gudina and Bekele Gerba, two senior members of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) and who are among the more than 25 senior and junior leadership of the party currently in jail. They were also chanting message of resolve regarding the ownership status of Addis Abeba and Dire Dawa cities, according to DW.
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