Ethiopia: Angry protesters torch factories, vehicles
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Angry demonstrators in the Ethiopian town of Sebeta, Oromia State, have burnt down factories and some 60 vehicles in three days of running street battles with state police.
Police reported on Friday that the town located some 20km southwest of the capital Addis Ababa was overwhelmed by teeming crowds of angry protesters bearing down on a total of eleven factories and setting vehicles on fire.
The sporadic violence followed last Sunday’s stampede in which more than 50 people were killed during the local Irrecha festivities in Bishoftu town, 45km southeast of the capital.
Some social media platforms have put the number of dead resulting from the stampede at over 600.
“These forces burned a total of 11 factories, including Tutu textile, Aba Guna, Ababo Highland and Roto” one report noted.
According to the same report, the eleven factories destroyed were with a total workforce of 40,000.
APA later learned that a majority of the factories affected were owned by Turkish companies.
Eyewitnesses told APA by telephone that the protesters had used fuel and rubber to torch the facilities and vehicles.
The Sebeta demonstrators also forced businesses to close down and disrupted other social activities until late Thursday.
Transport services heading to the largest Oromia region remain disrupted as government vehicles under the state's administration come were pelted with rocks.
Since May Ethiopia has witnessed sporadic demonstrations in Oromia and Tigray states, where people have been demanding greater autonomy from the government.
Security forces had responded with a heavy crackdown
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Ethiopia: Angry protesters torch factories, vehicles
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Angry demonstrators in the Ethiopian town of Sebeta, Oromia State, have burnt down factories and some 60 vehicles in three days of running street battles with state police.
Police reported on Friday that the town located some 20km southwest of the capital Addis Ababa was overwhelmed by teeming crowds of angry protesters bearing down on a total of eleven factories and setting vehicles on fire.
The sporadic violence followed last Sunday’s stampede in which more than 50 people were killed during the local Irrecha festivities in Bishoftu town, 45km southeast of the capital.
Some social media platforms have put the number of dead resulting from the stampede at over 600.
“These forces burned a total of 11 factories, including Tutu textile, Aba Guna, Ababo Highland and Roto” one report noted.
According to the same report, the eleven factories destroyed were with a total workforce of 40,000.
APA later learned that a majority of the factories affected were owned by Turkish companies.
Eyewitnesses told APA by telephone that the protesters had used fuel and rubber to torch the facilities and vehicles.
The Sebeta demonstrators also forced businesses to close down and disrupted other social activities until late Thursday.
Transport services heading to the largest Oromia region remain disrupted as government vehicles under the state's administration come were pelted with rocks.
Since May Ethiopia has witnessed sporadic demonstrations in Oromia and Tigray states, where people have been demanding greater autonomy from the government.
Security forces had responded with a heavy crackdown
- See more at: http://www.apanews.net/news/en/article.php?id=4864853#sthash.Xs6SjLrM.dpuf
Ethiopia: Angry protesters torch factories, vehicles
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
October 7, 2017
Angry demonstrators in the Ethiopian town of Sebeta, Oromia State, have burnt down factories and some 60 vehicles in three days of running street battles with state police.
Police reported on Friday that the town located some 20km southwest of the capital Addis Ababa was overwhelmed by teeming crowds of angry protesters bearing down on a total of eleven factories and setting vehicles on fire.
The sporadic violence followed last Sunday’s stampede in which more than 50 people were killed during the local Irrecha festivities in Bishoftu town, 45km southeast of the capital.
Some social media platforms have put the number of dead resulting from the stampede at over 600.
“These forces burned a total of 11 factories, including Tutu textile, Aba Guna, Ababo Highland and Roto” one report noted.
According to the same report, the eleven factories destroyed were with a total workforce of 40,000.
APA later learned that a majority of the factories affected were owned by Turkish companies.
Eyewitnesses told APA by telephone that the protesters had used fuel and rubber to torch the facilities and vehicles.
The Sebeta demonstrators also forced businesses to close down and disrupted other social activities until late Thursday.
Transport services heading to the largest Oromia region remain disrupted as government vehicles under the state's administration come were pelted with rocks.
Since May Ethiopia has witnessed sporadic demonstrations in Oromia and Tigray states, where people have been demanding greater autonomy from the government.
Security forces had responded with a heavy crackdown