Dozens of people have been injured in Israel, some of them seriously, in clashes between asylum seekers from Eritrea, supporters and opponents of the Asmara government and Israeli agents, official sources said. Police said that a group of Eritreans boycotted an event at the Eritrean embassy in south Tel Aviv by throwing “planks and stones”, smashing nearby tents and setting fires. Hundreds of officers were deployed in the area and dispersed the rioters with tear gas, stun bombs and even gunfire. Victims arrived en masse at hospitals with gunshot and knife wounds, as well as serious head injuries. The head of the Yarkon district police, Haim Bublil, expressed surprise at the intensity of the violence. Outbreaks of violence within the Eritrean asylum seeker community have occurred before in Israel, with the most serious incident resulting in a stabbing death in 2020. Since Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia 30 years ago, there have been no new elections and the local government requires exit visas for its citizens to leave the country. Thailand News
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