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ETHIOPIA: Police chief, others paraded in court over grenade attack during rally for Prime Minister

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Authorities in Ethiopia paraded no less than 20 suspects in court over a grenade attack which occurred during a rally for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa.

Reports say the suspects paraded in court include the deputy head of Addis Ababa’s police commission and eight other police officers.

The police officials were held for security lapse after the explosion during the rally which killed one person and injured several others.

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The Ethiopia Prime Minister had just wrapped up his speech at the capital’s Meskel Square before tens of thousands of people on Saturday when the grenade exploded.

The explosion which sent droves of supporters towards the stage as the prime minister left hurriedly saw the wounding of scores of people with most of them said to be in critical condition.

 

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