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Ethiopian police fired in the air on Thursday to prevent mourners entering a stadium for the funeral of singer Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, whose killing earlier this week sparked two days of protests that killed more than 80 people, residents said.
Members of the military, federal police and regional police were out in force, and two residents said police were firing in the air to deter mourners from entering the stadium in the town of Ambo.
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