Share This On:Pin +1 Share 15 Shares(BBC) — An Ethiopian singer has died after he was hit by a bullet fired to celebrate the opening of a new hotel. Dadhi Gelan was performing in the hotel in Ashufe, a small town in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, when a stray bullet hit him, one of his friends told the BBC. Dadhi was a prominent singer known for his political songs about the Oromo people’s campaign for greater rights. Dadhi had just finished performing when the celebratory shots were fired, his friend, Tufa Wodoja, told the BBC. People fled the scene after the stray bullet hit Dadhi, killing him on the spot, he added.

Source: Ethiopian News February 12, 2019 18:00 UTC