borkena
June 28, 2018
Huge fire reportedly raging the historic Grand Anwar Mosque in the capital’s commercial district, Merkato, according to reports on social media. An unverified video purportedly from Anwar Mosque area shared on social media shows fire blazing what appears to Anwar Mosque area.
The extent of the damage or as to what caused it is not known at this writing. What is known, based on some social media sources, is that the Mosque survived the fire as residents joined hands to prevent the fire from reaching the Mosque.
Video credit: Nebiyu Sirak.
Join the conversation. Like borkena on Facebook and get Ethiopian News updates regularly. As well, you may get Ethiopia News by following us on twitter @zborkena
The post Fire raging the historic Grand Anwar Mosque area in Addis Ababa appeared first on Borkena Ethiopian News.