Addis Abeba — At least five people were killed yesterday and several others wounded when security forces opened fire at festival goers in Weldiya, some 510 km north of the capital Addis Ababa, in Amhara regional state, according to Alemayehu Yemiru, a resident of the town; but Alemayehu said he believes the number of causalities could be "much higher."
"It is hard to know the exact figure at this point before this chaos has subsided." And according to a nurse in Weldia General Hospital, at least 18 people were also admitted to the hospital after sustaining "wounds from gun shots"; seven of them have sustained "serious injuries."
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