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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...

Jews ‘putting more gas in fizzy cola’ for Ramadan “A man speaking in Urdu talks about the importance of not having fizzy drinks to open your fast. He goes on to say cold and fizzy drinks can have a negative effect on your long-term health and could even cause death. But then a link is made to the fact that many of the major fizzy drinks companies are owned and run by Jews.” This must be one of the most ridiculous claims yet. It is total madness for them to think that if “the Jews” could do this, that they...