Unrest continues after deadly stampede

Demonstrators have clashed with police in central Ethiopia a day after a deadly stampede at a religious festival that started when police fired tear gas and warning shots. Protesters blocked roads in several towns in the Oromia region on Monday as the Ethiopian government declared three days of mourning to ease tensions in the region […]

Demonstrators have clashed with police in central Ethiopia a day after a deadly stampede at a religious festival that started when police fired tear gas and warning shots.
Protesters blocked roads in several towns in the Oromia region on Monday as the Ethiopian government declared three days of mourning to ease tensions in the region after at least 52 people were killed in Sunday’s chaos.
Witnesses said many people were crushed and others fell into ditches as they tried desperately to escape the police. Shoes and clothing littered the scene of the disaster, as a small group of angry residents dug for bodies in a deep ditch.   
“We’re digging because people are buried inside the ditch. Fifty-two dead is a lie,” Dagafa Dame, one of the diggers, told AFP news agency.
Oromo activists called for “five days of rage” after the stampede.