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Christians from the Ethiopian Orthodox church receive a spray of holy water as they celebrate the annual festival of Timkat, or Epiphany, marking the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan, in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. During Timkat celebrations elsewhere in the country, in the city of Gondar, at least three people are dead after a wooden stand erected for the event collapsed on Monday, according to a hospital source. (AP Photo)

Regional officials in Ethiopia yesterday confirmed 10 deaths and 250 people injured after a wooden the platform collapsed during a religious event the day before.

Thousands of people attended the colourful Epiphany celebration…



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