Muslims tear-gassed during Eid festivities in Ethiopia

Security personnel in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Abeba, shot tear gas at throngs of Muslims gathering to mark the conclusion of Ramadan.

When the violence broke out, tens of thousands of people were attending Eid prayers at the city’s largest stadium. There have been no reported casualties.

The event occurred amid days of rising tensions between Muslims and Christians in various regions of the nation, following the death of 20 Muslims last week while attending a burial in the north.

Following the event in Gondar, there have been demonstrations and retaliatory assaults in numerous regions, including the burning of at least three churches in southern Ethiopia.

The violence in the capital on Monday is expected to exacerbate tensions. Images of individuals fleeing tear gas and moms urgently searching for their children in the midst of the pandemonium have gone viral on social media. Police in Addis Abeba blamed the violence on “a few persons” and stated property had been destroyed. They committed to undertake an extensive probe.

A civil conflict in northern Tigray and ethnic violence in many regions of the nation have already split the country.

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