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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 21 Jul 2017

    Visit Harar the ancient Ethiopian city said to be Islam's fourth holiest site http://bbc.in/2twpOvo pic.twitter.com/dqouYlW1nq

    10:05 AM - 21 Jul 2017
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      2. 𐒚𐒈𐒖𐒑𐒖-‏ @SalCaraale 21 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        And hand my money over to a dictatorial regime that won "100%" of the last election. Same regime oppressing ethnic groups? BBC propaganda

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      2. alaba ovye‏ @OvyeAlaba 21 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Little is known of her history, culture & civilisation before the advent of Islam, at least over 200yrs when it was under Coptic Christians

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. 𐒚𐒈𐒖𐒑𐒖-‏ @SalCaraale 21 Jul 2017
        Replying to @OvyeAlaba @BBCAfrica

        Fake news. Coptics NEVER had control of Harar.

        2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. Ahmed saylici‏ @AlphaSaylici 21 Jul 2017
        Replying to @SalCaraale @OvyeAlaba @BBCAfrica

        Harar has always been Somali and Muslim

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      2. Farah bukhaari‏ @Fbukhaari 21 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        "Ancient Ethiopian city" the biggest propaganda in history.

        1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
      3. Jonte De‏ @jonte_de2 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Fbukhaari @BBCAfrica

        It's in Ethiopia, thus an Ethiopian city built by Harari's that are Ethiopians too. Go cry somewhere else.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Farah bukhaari‏ @Fbukhaari 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @jonte_de2 @BBCAfrica

        Stolen History is z reason the world has no idea the Image of Proph Jesus and Mary. yet western books continue to present Harar as Ethiopian

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. E.D.F ሓ.ም.ኤ (ደጀን)‏ @Hagerawi24 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        BBCAfrica aka the fake news are always trying to shield the ethnic based puppet dictator in Ethiopia. At this moment ppl r dying in Ethiopia

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      2. emma nyathi 🇿🇼 🇧🇼‏ @Emma11635023 21 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        In 1930s there we no Islam's in Harar, people seen practicing Islam we taken behind bars.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. 𐒚𐒈𐒖𐒑𐒖-‏ @SalCaraale 21 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Emma11635023 @BBCAfrica

        Fake news.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Seble Ephrem‏ @SebleEphrem 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Visit Harar now the whole country is spiraling down? What an Ostrich :-) Typical #MSM ploy romantice & cover up their interest #Ethiopia

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      1. wies kalsbeek‏ @uitdeverf 21 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        A beautiful city!

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      2. Hadelibi ☝♡ #Eritrea‏ @Ternafi 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Meanwhile people are protesting against the UK backed brutal regime in #ETHIOPIA. This report is meant to divert attention from the reality

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      2. Ahmed saylici‏ @AlphaSaylici 21 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That's part of Western Somali region not Ethiopia thats a Somali land

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      1. Jonte De‏ @jonte_de2 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @SterkerJABeter @BBCAfrica

        People the (Hararis) are very friendly though..and it's a cool, unique town.

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