Eritrea protest aftermath: military makes arrests, internet cut reported

Eritrean authorities have made arrests following Tuesday’s rare protest in the capital, Asmara. The BBCTigrinya service said the military carried out overnight swoops where an undisclosed number of people were rounded up.

Security forces fired gunshots to disperse protesting students who were resisting government involvement in affairs of their school reports say.

The Diae Al Islam school is a community-funded institution whose leadership, parents and students have all kicked against attempts to regulate the school.