From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Tue Mar 03 2009 - 11:42:51 EST
Bahir Dar University under siege
Written on Monday, March 2nd, 2009 at 3:56 am by ethioforum
EMF (2 March 09) More students have been severely beaten and arrested at
Bahir Dar University, 578 kilometers from Addis Ababa, on Saturday, EMF
source said.
Sources said Bahir Dar's Peda collage and Poly University are enclosed
by Meles Zenawi's special force to contain possible riots. "The
university looks a military compound." a student told EMF on condition
of anonymity. No regular school sessions were held on Monday, March 02,
2009.
On 22 Feb. 09 EMF has reported that dozens of students were injured and
arrested after inter-ethnic conflict sparked at Bahir Dar University
primarily between the Amhara and Tigrean ethnic students.
The students' protest started after the federal police arrested 18
ethnic Amhara students holding them responsible for leading the previous
protests. Hundreds of Bahir Dar residents entered the university
compound to show solidarity for the students, according to the source.
The inter-ethnic conflicts and tensions, presumably instigated by the
TPLF cadres are reportedly spreading over to Mekele University.
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