Posted on 05/03/2022 10:30:58 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The incident occurred outside the international stadium in the heart of the city, where prayers were scheduled to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of the Muslim holy month.
Addis Ababa police issued a statement saying “a riot” had been caused by a “few individuals” and led to property damage, but order had now been restored.
“[The] police are calling on the community to remain calm,” it said.
Stone-throwing demonstrators also smashed windows at a national museum on Meskel Square before calm was restored, reports said.
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.
“This is the first time such incidents happen,” the official said, adding that the Muslims attending the ceremonies were unarmed, as everyone was searched by police before they entered the venue.
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Who won?
King Armah, Christian king of Ethiopia, welcomed Islamic war refugees back in the 7th century. Apparently it was not one of his better decisions.
“muslim worshippers”
Oh is that what they’re calling them now?
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