Clashes erupted as tens of thousands of Ethiopians gathered to denounce the mass murder of compatriots by ISIL extremists.<br /><br /> Wednesday’s government-organised rally in the capital came amid three days of national mourning for some 30 Ethiopian Christians beheaded or shot, on video, by militants in Libya.<br /><br /> “We will not bow down to terrorism!” one placard carried by a young boy said. Another read: “The world must be united against terrorism.”<br /><br /> But many demonstrators in Addis Ababa were also angry that the jobless feel they must travel to places like Libya in the hope of reaching Europe.<br /><br /> “Ethiopians migrate because we want a better life,” said one protester, Daniel Dawit, who knew some of the victims.<br /><br /> “There are Ethiopian people who have degrees and diplomas but can’t find work here. Ethiopians don’t want to migrate. The situation forces them to.”<br /><br /> Security was tight but frustration at poverty and unemployment erupted among the crowd and riot police lashed out with batons. At least
