Shots continued to be heard for about two hours before calm returned and police cordoned off roads around the mosque
Amir, a young worshipper who was at the mosque for Friday prayers said, “We more or less knew what was going to happen after prayers.”
“Hundreds of our brothers and sisters were arrested last week… people are furious our mosques are being destroyed.” The urban planning project, known as Sheger City, involves the fusion of several municipalities in the Oromia region on the outskirts of the capital. It has led to the demolition of homes and businesses, and local rights activists have slammed it as “illegal.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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