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Dangote
Cement Factory properties set ablaze. ZeHabesha.com
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A cement
factory owned by Nigerian business tycoon Aliko Dangote has been attacked
by protesters in Ethiopia's Oromia region, the regional government has
said in a statement.
State-affiliated
Fana Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) quotes the regional government as
reporting it on its website.
The
protests were in response to the deaths of at least 55 people in a stampede at
a religious festival of the Oromo people on Sunday.
The
protesters burnt trucks and machinery at the Dangote Cement Factory
in Ada Berga, FBC adds.
A
pro-opposition Amharic-language website, ZeHabesha.com, has
also covered the story.
Protesters
also allegedly freed prisoners after setting ablaze a police station in the
Bule Hora area, FBC reports.
A
court and government-owned vehicles were also torched, it adds.
Activists
say the security forces opened fire at the festival, causing the
stampede.
The festival
was marred by protesters who chanted slogans demanding political freedom
in Ethiopia.
The government has denied that the security forces opened fire, blaming the violence on "evil forces".
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