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 addressed to the Synod [council] of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, says that ‘priests, deacons, choristers, and monks’ have been ‘massacred’ over the last five months,” the
Telegraph wrote on Monday. “Half a dozen survivors confirmed the news to this newspaper and said that both Ethiopian national army soldiers and Eritrean troops went into their holy spaces across southeast Tigray and ‘shot them down. ”
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Urges Action in Human Rights Crisis freebeacon.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freebeacon.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ON THE GO
NMA to FG: Boost local vaccine production to reduce dependence on foreigners The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the federal government to improve in its efforts to boost local vaccine production in order to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on other countries.Advertisement The.
Lagos places 14 countries on COVID watchlist The Lagos government has placed 14 countries on its COVID-19 watchlist as a measure to prevent a third wave of infections in the state.Advertisement Akin Abayomi, Lagos commissioner for health,.
EXTRA: Busted ‘EFCC’ official jumps from four-storey building Residents of an estate in Lagos have nabbed two men, who allegedly impersonated officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to extort unsuspecting residents.Advertisement The two men were.
Anadolu Agency s Morning Briefing – May 10, 2021 aa.com.tr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aa.com.tr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
US hosts Ethiopian Orthodox Church head after Tigray warning
By CARA ANNAMay 10, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this April 17, 2020, file photo, Abune Mathias, the 6th Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, uses hand sanitizer, to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, during an Orthodox Good Friday service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in his first public comments on the war in the country’s Tigray region is sharply criticizing Ethiopia’s actions, saying he believes it s genocide. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)
FILE - In this April 17, 2020, file photo, Abune Mathias, the 6th Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, uses hand sanitizer, to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, during an Orthodox Good Friday service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in his first public comments on the war in the country’s Tigray region is sharply criticizing Eth