The Ethiopians, today, Thursday, in the city of Ambu, southwest of the capital Addis Ababa, the body of the artist Hashalu Hondisa, who was killed last Monday by unknown armed men.
The city's residents said that the police opened fire in the air to prevent them from entering the funeral headquarters, and that they asked them to return to their homes.
Residents also said that members of the army, federal police, and local police deployed in the streets and prevented crowds from entering the stadium where the funeral was held in the city of Ambu, about a hundred kilometers west of Addis Ababa.
"It is very sad that his body was accompanied by only a few individuals while the security forces prevented others from attending," a relative of the singer told Reuters.
The death of Hundisa has caused a great shock among the Oromo nationality, from which the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abi Ahmed, descended, and he described and described him as "an inspiration for young people."
Santo Demisio Dero, the singer's wife, gave a short speech after comforters wreathed flowers.
"Hashalu is not dead, he will remain in my heart and the hearts of millions in Oromo forever," she said. "I demand the establishment of a memorial where his blood has been spilled."
The death of Hondisa, 36, sparked protests punctuated by violence that killed 81 people.