Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story CommentJERUSALEM — More than 150 Eritrean asylum seekers and dozens of police were injured Saturday in Tel Aviv after demonstrations outside an event sponsored by the Eritrean Embassy turned violent, Israeli officials said. At least 16 of the protesters suffered serious injuries in the brawl, according to Israeli media. Police used rubber bullets and stun grenades to quell the violence, and officials advised residents to avoid the area in central Tel Aviv. AdvertisementEarlier, in July, protesters clashed with police outside an Eritrean festival in the German city of Giessen. “They didn’t listen to us.”About 18,000 Eritreans live in Israel, according to government figures.

Source: Ethiopian News September 02, 2023 23:27 UTC