Protests Break Out After Ethiopian Singer Hachalu Hundessa Is Shot Dead In Addis Ababa
By Elite News Reporter
Protests
have erupted in Ethiopia after the police announced the killing of Hachalu
Hundessa, a popular musician and activist, who was shot dead in the capital,
Addis Ababa.
Hachalu was
an ethnic Oromo musician known for his protest songs. He was shot in the
capital's Gelan Condominiums area late on Monday, Addis Ababa's police
commissioner Geta Argaw said.
Argaw said
police had arrested several suspects, the state-affiliated Fana broadcaster
reported.
On Tuesday
morning, angry youth in Addis Ababa lit fires, blocked roads and chanted
slogans as protests also broke out in other parts of Ethiopia. Meanwhile,
internet connectivity in the country of almost 110 million people appeared to
be down, a common occurrence during political protests.
Prime
Minis...