Ethnic Violence: Over 250 People Killed in Western Ethiopia Eyewitnesses to an outbreak of ethnic violence in western Ethiopia have said they were left helpless during attacks, which resulted in the deaths of more than 250 people. One man said he and other villagers had buried about 250 bodies, including those of his brother and
Ethnic Violence: Over 250 People Killed in Western Ethiopia
Eyewitnesses to an outbreak of ethnic violence in western Ethiopia have said they were left helpless during attacks, which resulted in the deaths of more than 250 people.
One man said he and other villagers had buried about 250 bodies, including those of his brother and sister-in-law.
The numbers have not been independently verified but other witnesses have provided similar accounts.
The victims are said to be ethnic Amharas killed by Oromo rebels.
According to witnesses, the attacks happened in six small farming villages in Gimbi district, western Oromia.
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