Roundup: At least 32 civilians killed in armed attack in western Ethiopia: rights group


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  • Tuesday, 03 Nov 2020

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- An armed attack in Ethiopia's Oromia regional state has left at least 32 people dead, Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said on Monday.

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), a federal rights group established by the Ethiopian parliament, in a statement sent to Xinhua on late Monday said that "the assailants targeted ethnic Amharas (second largest ethnic group in Ethiopia) residing in the three kebeles (vicinities). They were dragged from their homes and taken to a school, where they were killed."

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