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By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Protests broke out in some areas of Ethiopia's Oromiya region on Monday, a day after dozens of people were killed in a stampede at a religious festival sparked by a bid by police to quell demonstrations, witnesses said. On Monday, witnesses said crowds took to the streets in Oromiya's Ambo, Guder, Bule Hora and other towns in response to the deaths. The region's assistant police chief told journalists that "widespread disturbances" had taken place in several parts of the region.

 

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