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Report: 78 Priests Allegedly ‘Massacred’ in Ethiopia Conflict 11 May 2021 Ethiopian army soldiers and allied Eritrean troops allegedly “massacred” at least 78 priests of the Christian Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Ethiopia’s separatist Tigray region in recent months, Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reported on Monday. An official Ethiopian Orthodox Church letter dated April 15 and recently leaked to the newspaper detailed the alleged attack on Tigray priests. “The letter, which was...

Attacks on ancient religious sites in Ethiopia kill hundreds, reports say A church that claims to contain the ark of the covenant and one of Africa’s oldest mosques have been scenes of mass killing and desecration. In this Nov. 4, 2013, file photo, the Church of St. Mary of Zion is seen in Aksum, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. After months of conflict, witnesses gave The Associated Press a detailed account of what might be Ethiopias deadliest massacre, at the sacred Ethiopian Orthod...