Groups say only TPLF responsible for Ireecha massacre, OFC puts death toll
at over 600
ESAT News (October 3, 2016)
The Oromo Democratic Front (ODF) and Patriotic Ginbot 7 for Unity and
Democracy (PG7) said in a statement today that only the Tigray People’s
Liberation Front (TPLF), the clique in power, was responsible for the
senseless death of hundreds of festival goers in Bishoftu on Sunday.
The parties said in a statement on Monday that the only way such carnage
could be avoided was by removing the ruthless regime from power. The
parties said it was high time that opposition political groups, setting
aside their differences, come as one and augment the struggle launched
against the TPLF/EPRDF.
Meanwhile, Vice Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress, Mulatu Gamachu
told the VOA that based on data collected by its members, the death toll
from Sunday’s mass murder has reached 678.
A member of OFC, Legesse Tadesse, who lives in Bishoftu, said he counted
146 bodies. The regime insisted only 55 people died in a stampede.
Received on Tue Oct 04 2016 - 09:29:36 EDT