Gashu Dugaz, the region’s Peace building and security office head (Photo : FBC)borkenaOctober 12, 2020Armed gunmen launched a fresh attack on the night of October 11 in the Benishangul Gumuz region of Ethiopia. Residents in the region confirmed that attack when they spoke to Amhara Mass Media Agency (AMMA). The state media source in the Amhara region said an unspecified number of people had been killed by the attack. Over hundreds of people had been killed in Benishangul region since the even of the Ethiopian new year (September 10, 2020) in three separate incidents. The Federal government and Benishangul Gumuz regional government believed that 45 officials from the region were directly and indirectly involved in the massacre of ethnic Amhara civilians.

Source: Ethiopian News October 12, 2020 18:11 UTC