Police Parade in Addis Ababa Ahead of Elections
Voice of America
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - Hundreds of police officers took part Saturday in a parade in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, ahead of elections scheduled to take place on Monday.
The show of force included police dogs and riot police, which paraded past government officials. The mayor of Addis Ababa, Adenach Abebe, addressed police officers, suggesting they uphold "the integrity" of Ethiopians by staying impartial and "upholding" and "abiding by the rule of law." One local resident, Eskedar Teklegiorges felt the police shouldn't be needed and that the Ethiopian people could maintain a friendly atmosphere.Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024. Fire rages following an Israeli strike on an area designated for displaced Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, in this still picture taken from a video, May 26, 2024. Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024. A member of the bomb squad of the Israeli police collects debris after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants struck in the Israeli city of Herzliya on May 26, 2024.
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