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23 December 2020, 18:51 UTC
Responding to the horrifying killing of at least 100 people by armed assailants in Ethiopia’s Benishangul -Gumuz Region on the morning of 23 December, Netsanet Belay, Research and Advocacy Director of Amnesty International, said: Amnesty International said:
“This brutal attack against Amhara, Oromo and Shinasha residents of villages in Benishangul-Gumuz underscores the urgent need for the Ethiopian government to act to stop violence against ethnic minorities. Amnesty International independently interviewed via phone five survivors of the attack and one official from Bulen District, all of whom described how armed members of the ethnic Gumuz community attacked houses of people from the Amhara, Oromo and Shinasha communities starting from around 5 am this morning. Perpetrators set homes alight and stabbed and shot people.
Benishangul-Gumuz: Attackers kill dozens in western Ethiopia
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More than 100 people have been killed by unknown attackers in a village in western Ethiopia, the country s human rights commission has said.
A nurse at a local clinic told the BBC that more than 30 people had been admitted to the facility, including some in a critical condition.
Some of the victims were shot, while others were stabbed, the nurse added.
Wednesday s attack in the Benishangul-Gumuz region came a day after a visit by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
In a statement, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said the attack took place in the village of Bekuji, near Bulen town, which lies in an area home to multiple ethnic groups.
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Gunmen kill dozens in Ethiopia attack, says rights body
published : 24 Dec 2020 at 03:45 Map of Ethiopia locating Benishangul-Gumuz region.
ADDIS ABABA - Gunmen killed more than 100 people in an attack on Wednesday in western Ethiopia, the national human rights body said, the latest in a series of deadly assaults in the area.
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), a government-affiliated but independent body, said in a statement late on Wednesday that more than 100 people have been killed in fires and shooting perpetrated by armed men in the Benishangul-Gumuz region.
The commission said survivors had disturbing photo evidence of the attack on sleeping residents in Metekel zone, which began in the early hours of Wednesday and continued until afternoon.