An injured protester waits for help after several people died during the Irrechaa, the thanks giving festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town of Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
BUSHOFTU, Ethiopia: An unconfirmed number of deaths have been reported after a festival in Ethiopia descended into violence and protest on Sunday. An annual thanksgiving festival of the Oromo community, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, turned into an anti-government protest as celebrants chanted "didne", an Oromiffa word meaning "enough". The angry demonstrators in Bushoftu town, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa chanted anti-government slogans until those who came to officiate what would have been a peaceful festival withdrew. Several people were killed in a stampede which occurred after security forces opened fire to disperse crowds.
