‘At least’ 78 priests ‘massacred’ in one zone of Tigray, leaked letter claims
The document, obtained exclusively by the Telegraph, claims a number of mass killings have taken place over the last five months
10 May 2021 • 4:45pm
Priests from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church lead the procession during a Sunday morning service in Tigray
Credit: Ben Curtis /AP
At least 78 priests were ‘massacred’ in one zone of Tigray, according to an official church letter leaked to the
Telegraph.
The letter, which was addressed to the Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, says that “priests, deacons, choristers, and monks” have been “massacred” over the last five months.
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