Ethiopian police used tear gas to disperse young Muslims in Addis Ababa during prayers to mark the end of Ramadan in the capital. Unable to gain access because the stadium was full, some worshippers began to pray outside, in Meskel Square. A member of the Addis Ababa High Council of Islamic Affairs told the AFP news agency that the cause of the confrontation was unclear. The Addis Ababa official told AFP that Eid al-Fitr prayers had taken place in the city every year since the end of the Marxist-military Derg government in 1991. Ethiopia, a heterogenous mix of ethnicities, is majority Christian while approximately a third of the population is Muslim.

Source: Ethiopian News May 02, 2022 21:29 UTC