Funeral held in Sana'a for Ethiopians died in immigrant center

SANA'A, Mar. 12 (Saba) – A Funeral was held in Sana'a on Friday for 43 Ethiopians.

They died a few days ago in an unfortunate fire incident in the illegal immigrant shelter center in Sana'a.

A lot of officials have attended the funeral, including representatives of the Foreign Ministry, the government, the acting Ethiopian ambassador, the staff of the Ethiopian embassy in Sana'a, and a large gathering of the leaders and members of the Ethiopian community and other African communities in Yemen.

After the funeral ceremony, deputy foreign minister Hussein al-Ezi expressed the condolence of the Yemeni government and people to the Ethiopian government and people, stressing that the funeral was held at the request of the Ethiopian community.

Al-Ezi indicated that investigations were underway to determine the causes and circumstances of the incident.

I.M