It was announced that three people were killed in a protest in the cities of Denbene and Fnote Salam!
In the West Gojam Zone’s Denbecha, Jigga, and Fnote Salam towns, yesterday and the day before yesterday, three people lost their lives and more than 20 people were injured, the managers of the Denbecha and Fnote Salam hospitals said. , they said they saw people killed and wounded by gunfire from government security forces.
Yesterday, the main road leading from Addis Ababa to Bahir Dar was closed, transport was delayed and it was reopened today, and a hotel was destroyed by local residents who were marching in Fnote Salam city, the residents added. , announced that the unrest that occurred in the towns of Denneba, Jiga, and Fnote Salam in the zone has returned to peaceful activity today.
Last Sunday and yesterday Monday, the managers of Denbecha and Fnote Salam hospitals confirmed to Voice of America that people were killed and injured in the clashes in the West Gojam zone in Denbecha and Fnote Salam. People said they were admitted to the hospital and died from their injuries.
I was at the place in Denbena city, in the area called Manaheria, yesterday, Sunday evening; A resident, who asked us to keep his name confidential, explained the situation that day to Voice of America as follows. Yesterday, Monday afternoon, there were people who were shot and entered the hospital and one of them died.
The residents of the city said that there was a demonstration demanding the government stop the attacks on religious institutions in the area and that there was a conflict during the demonstration.
West Gojam Zone Head of Government Communication Affairs, Ato Tesemu Tadele, on his part, stated that the unrest that had been happening in the towns of Denbecha, Jiga, and Fnote Salam since last Sunday night in the zone has returned to peaceful activity today. , the law enforcement action will continue until the perpetrators are brought to justice; It is known.
On the other hand, in the Amhara Regional Council, 13 people were elected by the Amara National Movement / Abn / on May 28, 2015. In their statement, they asked the federal government to withdraw the national defense forces from the region, which were brought into the Amara region in the name of law enforcement without the help of the regional council. The action is not following the law. They protested. He explained that the federal government has sent the defense forces into the region, and the Amara regional council has not asked for its help, which makes the move illegal. Instead, the action being taken is a war on the region. It is remembered that we reported what they said.