'It must not occur again': victims reel from deadly Ethiopia clashes Temesgen was shot by security forces, Kidane was brutally attacked by nationalists from his own ethnic group, and still others were targeted for their religion. From their hospital beds in Adama in the very centre of Ethiopia, their stories bear testament to a chaotic wave of violence last week that started as protests against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, but devolved into clashes fuelled by ethnicity and religion. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES