source: Oromiya Media Network; Rajo
actor1: Rioters (Ethiopia)
actor2: Police Forces of Ethiopia (2018-)
location: Shinile
notes: On 20 April, demonstration erupted in the Shinile zone of Somali region after Abdi Iley fired the Chairman of the ruling Ethiopian Somali People Democratic Party. Demonstrators demanded an end to Abdi Iley's administration in Shiniile Zone. Angry demonstrators stormed the prison in Shinille town, near Dire Dawa and freed prisoners. Security forces are heard firing live pellets and 16 people, mostly students arrested by police backed by military. [size=no report]