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Attackers kill 60 people in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Oromiya region, Orthodox church says
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- At least 60 people, all Christians, were killed in two separate attacks in Ethiopia's Oromiya region last week, according to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
- The attacks occurred on October 20 in Merti Woreda and October 24 in Sherka Woreda, with over 20 homes burned and more than 20 people hospitalized.
- The Oromiya regional government and a rebel alliance linked to the northern Tigray conflict blamed each other for the attacks, with neither side providing concrete evidence.
- The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), previously blamed for attacks on Orthodox Christians, did not respond to requests for comment; the OLA is part of a coalition seeking to overthrow Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.
- The regional government accused the rebel alliance of trying to incite religious conflict, while the rebel-linked source claimed the regional government was responsible for the killings.
