5 minutes agoAt least 81 dead after the singer's murder in Ethiopia
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hussa's burial has been held until riots continue over his death in the region of Oromia, where he was seen as a hero. Troops have been deployed in the capital, Addis Ababa, where armed gangsters are being brought in targeting citizens of Oromos ethnicity. At least 81 people have died in protests in Oromia since Hachalu [...]
Troops have been deployed in the capital, Addis Ababa, where armed gangsters are being brought in targeting citizens of Oromos ethnicity.
At least 81 people have died in the protests in Oromia since Hachalu was killed Monday morning, the BBC writes, translates Periscopi.
His murder motive remains unclear, but the 34-year-old had said he was threatened with death.
His songs focused on the rights of his ethnicity, Oromo, the country's largest ethnic group, and have become hymns in the wave of protests that led to the collapse of the former prime minister in 2018.
In Addis Ababa, eight people have been killed during the violence involving bombings.
Reports in Ethiopia say ethnic and religious tensions have intensified following the singer's death.
He's not dead. He will remain forever in my heart and the hearts of millions of Oromo community people,” told Reuters his widow. /Periscope
