Four residents of the town of Alamata were taken hostage by “Tigray militants,” their families and a witness who was released after his arrest told the BBC. According to family members and an eyewitness, four young people from Alamata, a town in the disputed region between Amhara and Tigray, were kidnapped by security forces from the Tigray region last Friday. The kidnapped individuals were reportedly involved in activism related to identity issues. The victims, Abadi Fentaw, Ambachew Haile, Kadir NurAddis, and Moges Meles, were taken to central Tigray. According to the same witnesses, “at least six militants armed with rifles, along with two of their leaders,” arrived and took the four individuals with them.
