Ethiopia protests over BBC's post-riot story

The Ethiopian embassy in London on Friday protested against a post-riot story carried by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which it described as " outrageous and baseless," according to the Ethiopian News Agency.

In a letter sent to the BBC monitoring against the story titled "Ethiopia charging families 120 dollars to retrieve riot victims' bodies," Ethiopian Ambassador Fisseha Adugna said, "This wild allegation is absolutely without foundation and has caused great distress to many."

"I understand that you are a monitoring service, but the choice of this item above many others without any background checking, which your staff on the ground in Addis Ababa could have easily carried out, is irresponsible and unworthy of your institution," he said.

On June 8, Ethiopian police and security forces in the capital opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting over the alleged irregularities occurred during the country's parliament elections. At least 36 people were killed in clashes with police.

Source: Xinhua