Among those hurt were 30 police officers and three protesters hit by police fire.
Eritreans from both sides faced off with construction lumber, pieces of metal, rocks and at least one axe, tearing through a neighborhood of south Tel Aviv where many asylum seekers live. Protesters smashed shop windows and police cars, and blood spatter was seen on sidewalks. One government supporter was lying in a puddle of blood in a children's playground.
Police said Eritrean government supporters and opponents had received permission for separate events Saturday, and had promised to stay away from each other."A decision was made by the government opponents to break through the barriers, to clash with the police, to throw stones, to hit police officers," Bublil told reporters at the scene.The Magen David Adom rescue service said at least 114 people were hurt, including eight who were in serious condition.
A supporter of the Eritrean government lies injured and covered in blood after he was hurt by an Anti-Eritrean government activist, during a protest against an event organized by the Eritrea Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.Many of the anti-government protesters wore sky blue shirts designed after Eritrea's 1952 flag, a symbol of opposition to the government of the east African country, while government supporters wore purple shirts with a map of Eritrea.
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