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 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Clashes between police and student demonstrators left one girl dead and hundreds arrested in protests Monday against disputed Ethiopian election results, police said.
Students at Addis Ababa University campuses had defied a government ban against demonstrations. Police charged into crowds to grab protesters and beat some with batons during the first public protest against the May 15 legislative elections in which the ruling party retained power.
Public protests have been banned since election day. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's party retained control of parliament, according to official election results that have not yet been ratified, but opposition parties alleged there was widespread fraud.
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