Many people have been killed and injured in Ethiopia's Oromia region after security forces fired on a major protest, witnesses say.
Some died in a panicked stampede after troops opened fire, the reports said.
Thousands had gathered for a religious festival in Bishoftu, 40km (25 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa.
Some reports said troops responded after anti-government protesters threw stones and bottles, while others said demonstrators were entirely peaceful.
An Oromo activist, Jawar Mohamed, is quoted as saying nearly 300 people were killed and many more injured. He said troops and a helicopter gunship had opened fire, driving people off a cliff and into a lake.
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