Ethiopia says militants killed at least 32 in restive Oromia region
The raid follows a spate of deadly attacks with the assailants targeting Amharas, the country’s second-largest ethnic group
03 November 2020 - 18:55
Addis Ababa/Nairobi — At least 32 people were killed in an overnight attack in Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region, which the local government has blamed on militants seeking autonomy.
The November 1 raid, in the West Wellega Zone, was undertaken by members of the OLF Shane, a militant breakaway group of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), working with the support of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the Oromia regional government said...
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