An Ethiopian Christian leader says it’s time to launch an international inquiry, claiming hundreds of Christians have been murdered this summer – including pregnant women, children, and whole families – by Muslim extremists in the Oromia region. The Barnabus Fund, an international persecution watchdog, reports more than 500 people have been killed in coordinated door-to-door attacks targeting Christian households. However, thousands of arrests have since been made, according to regional reports, including local officials implicated in the attacks. Last month, Barnabus contacts said the “targeted genocide” of Christians by the extremists is continuing in the south, south-east, and east of Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Christians urge concerned readers and supporters to contact their Ethiopian embassy, to call for immediate action to bring to a halt to the continuing atrocities.

Source: Ethiopian News September 09, 2020 15:45 UTC