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 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopian security forces fatally shot, beat or strangled 193 people protesting election fraud last year, triple the official death toll, a senior judge appointed to investigate the violence said Wednesday.
Wolde-Michael Meshesha, a vice chairman of the 10-member inquiry, accused the government of trying to suppress the results of the probe amid sharp questions about Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's commitment to democratic reform.
Ethiopian officials refused to comment on the claims. The prime minister and other officials said at the time demonstrators were trying to overthrow the government.
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