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TESFA-ALEM TEKLE | |||||||||
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Jul,14-2020 19:10:23
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Haile Resort, a luxury tourist facility owned by renown World Marathon runner Haile Gebre Sellassie, was among hotels and infrastructure destroyed in Shashemane, Ethiopia in the immediate aftermath of the killing of Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa nearly two weeks ago.
Attackers went on a rampage in Shashemane, the country's rastafarian utopia located in the Oromia region, where they targeted and destroyed a number of hotels, shops and businesses.
The marathoner is said to have incurred losses running into millions of shillings following the rampage that destroyes his expansive three star hotel.
It is located about 250 kilometers from Addis Ababa. The government has previously said that Shene, an anti-government group also known as the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), was responsible for rampage in the region following Hundessa's death. At least 239 people have been killed in the protests that rocked the horn country, including police officers. The government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the country's first Oromo leader, haspointed the finger at Egypt.It accuses Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's administration of stirring unrest amid an ongoing row over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Two suspectshave been arrestedover suspected involvement in Hundessa's death. | |||||||||
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