Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Ethiopia opposition group wants to know fate of imprisoned leaders

Smoke rising from burning prisonSmoke rising from burning prison
A TV station based outside Ethiopia broadcast footage of the fire

Ethiopian opposition activists are wondering what's happened to their leaders who they believe were being held at the Qilinto prison, Reuters news agency is reporting.
The Ethiopian authorities have not revealed many details of exactly what happened in Saturday's fire at the prison, where some opposition political figures are being held on remand ahead of court appearances.
The government has said that 23 inmates died - 21 suffocated in a stampede while two others were killed as they tried to escape.
The opposition Oromo Federalist Congress has said that it has no information about what has happened to six of its imprisoned leaders, Reuters reports.

 Source: BBC

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