'Several dozen killed' in Ethiopia religious event stampede

Several dozen people have died in a stampede in Ethiopia after a religious celebration turned into an anti-government protest that led police to fire tear gas and rubber bullets.

'Several dozen killed' in Ethiopia religious event stampede

Several dozen people have died in a stampede in Ethiopia after a religious celebration turned into an anti-government protest that led police to fire tear gas and rubber bullets.

An estimated two million people were attending the annual Irrecha event in Bishoftu town, south-east of the capital Addis Ababa.

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