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title: "52 dead in Ethiopia festival stampede: regional government"
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# 52 dead in Ethiopia festival stampede: regional government

> Fifty-two people died on Sunday in a stampede at a religious festival in Ethiopia to celebrate the end of the rainy season, the regional government said.

By AFP · Published 3 October 2016, 07:03 SAST

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Violence broke out at the gathering in the town of Bishoftu near the capital Addis Ababa due to the actions of "irresponsible forces", the authorities said in a statement, adding that "as a consequence, 52 people died in this crush."

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