The gate of Gondar University Hospital in Gondar, Ethiopia, was a scene of large gathering today after families of those who were gunned down by the Federal Police could not enter the hospital. The security forces prevented families from visiting the victims in the hospital — some of whom are receiving treatment there. The authorities acknowledged that 17 people died when the Federal Police opened fire at prisoners who tried to escape from a fire that engulfed the prison on Tuesday, December 1st. Many of the victims were civilians who happened to be nearby.