At least 114 injured in Israel due to clashes between Eritreans and the Police

At least 114 people were injured this Saturday in Israeleight of them seriously, when clashes between asylum seekers from eritreasympathizers and opponents of the Asmara government led to strong clashes with the Police, official sources reported.

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A group of Eritreans boycotted an event at the embassy of their country in the south of Tel Aviv throwing “boards and stones, they destroyed the nearby shops and set fire to fires”, indicated the Police, whose uniformed officers dispersed the riots with tear gasstun bombs and even gunshots.

These events have so far left 114 injured, eight of whom are in serious condition, the emergency service reported. Magen David Adamspecifying that among the injured are 30 police officers, mostly with minor injuries.

Victims poured into hospitals with gunshot and knife wounds, as well as severe head injuries, on a scale not seen since the second intifada (2000-05), indicated local media, citing the general director of the hospital Ichilov, Ronni Gamzu.

“police forces they took control and peace returned to the streets”, indicates the latest report from the Police, which has arrested 39 people for these events.

Hundreds of uniformed officers were deployed to the area, including the mounted Police, but the eritreans They managed to destroy several patrol cars and knock down barriers installed by the police.

“The agents fired their weapons when they felt that their lives were in danger,” a police spokesman said.

haim bubilDistrict Police Chief Yarkontold the local press that he “Surprised by the intensity of the violence”while representatives of the Eritrean community in Israel assure that a week ago they warned the authorities.

Outbreaks of violence within the community of asylum seekers from eritrea They have happened before in Israel. In 2020, one person was stabbed to death.

Since eritrea became independent of Ethiopia30 years ago, there have been no new elections and the local government requires exit visas from its citizens so that they can leave the country.

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled eritrea to different countries and it is estimated that some 25,000 Eritreans They currently live in Israel.

Source: Elcomercio

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