ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA -- Survivors of a massacre by rebels in western Ethiopia on Sunday counted 54 bodies in a schoolyard, the latest attack in which members of ethnic minorities have been deliberately targeted, Amnesty International said Monday. Amharas are the second most populous ethnic group in Ethiopia after Oromos. They also have been targeted by gunmen in the Western Benishangul Gumuz and Southern regions in recent weeks, leaving several dozen dead. The Oromia region's communications office in a statement called the latest assault a “brutal terror attack.” Getachew Balcha, the region's spokesman, said it was aimed at creating havoc and putting psychological pressure on citizens. “The armed group gathered 200 people for a meeting around 5 p.m., and then started shooting at them,” the Amhara region's affiliated broadcaster, Amhara Mass Media Agency, quoted one survivor as saying.

Source: Ethiopian News November 02, 2020 15:11 UTC