Ethiopia slams brutal crackdown on foreign workers in Saudi

1b2d1eedAn Ethiopian worker speaks with a member of Saudi security forces as she waits in a bus with her countrymen to be repatriated, in Manfouha, southern Riyadh, November 11, 2013. Thousands of mostly African workers gathered in Riyadh on Sunday seeking repatriation after two people were killed in overnight rioting that followed a visa crackdown by Saudi authorities.

One of those killed was a Saudi, said a government statement, and the other was not identified. An Ethiopian man was killed in a visa raid last week. Ethiopia’s foreign minister condemned the deaths, and told Reuters his government was working to bring its citizens home.

REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

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