Jawar was once a staunch supporter of Abiy now turned vocal critic, while Bekele is a leader of an opposition Oromo political party. The singer’s death sparked protests in the capital Addis Ababa and spread to the surrounding Oromiya region, killing at least 178 people. Harar region’s Hiwot Fana and Jegol hospitals admitted 32 people with gunshot wounds on Tuesday, most from Oromiya’s Aweday town, two doctors told Reuters on the condition of anonymity. Six of the wounded died and one was in critical condition at Hiwot Fana Hospital, a doctor at the hospital said. “They were shot in their head, chest and abdomen,” the doctor from Hiwot Fana Hospital said.

Source: Ethiopian News August 21, 2020 09:04 UTC