At least thirty-three more people have died in a second day of protests in  , the capital of Ethiopia. Reuters put the figure at twenty-three. The dead were all shot by riot police and opposition spokesman Gizachew Shiferaw said police used excessive force. The previous day, however, two of the dead were police shot by protesters. The Government accuses the opposition of attempting to topple the government, and dismissed an assessment by  monitors that the elections failed to meet international standards.
At least thirty-three more people have died in a second day of protests in Addis Ababa , the capital of Ethiopia. Reuters put the figure at twenty-three. The dead were all shot by riot police and opposition spokesman Gizachew Shiferaw said police used excessive force. The previous day, however, two of the dead were police shot by protesters. The Government accuses the opposition of attempting to topple the government, and dismissed an assessment by European Union monitors that the elections failed to meet international standards.
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