500 Ethiopian Christians slaughtered in door-to-door attacks since June: Barnabas FundEmail Print Img No-img Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin CommentAt least 500 Christians have been killed in an ongoing spate of coordinated door-to-door attacks and thousands of traumatized survivors have fled for their lives over the last two months in southern Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state, including its capital Addis Ababa, according to reports. “The Qeerroo extremists arrived in cars and, armed with guns, machetes, swords and spears, sought out and slaughtered Christians. An Oromo Christian was beheaded after he refused to tear off the thread around his neck, which is worn by many Ethiopian Christians as a sign of their baptism. While local Muslims in the Bale Agarfa area saved some Christians risking their lives, police in some incidents stood by and watched as the Christians were murdered. Ethiopia is primarily a Christian country, with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church being heavily intertwined with Ethiopian identity, U.S.-based persecution watchdog International Christian Concern said earlier.

Source: Ethiopian News September 07, 2020 11:37 UTC