0
0
The New work Times
Locals blamed a rebel group for strife against Amhara people in Oromia, but the militants said the military and a local militia were responsible.
By The Associated Press
June 19, 2022, 2:25 p.m. ET
NAIROBI, Kenya — More than 200 people were killed in Ethiopia, witnesses there said on Sunday, in an attack in the Oromia region that they said targeted mostly ethnic Amhara people.
“I have counted 230 bodies,” Abdul-Seid Tahir, a resident of Gimbi County, told The Associated Press after barely escaping the attack on Saturday. “I am afraid this is the deadliest attack against civilians we have seen in our lifetime. We are burying them in mass graves, and we are still collecting bodies.”
He blamed rebels from the Oromo Liberation Army for the attack, though the group denied responsibility. Mr. Tahir said federal army units had arrived but feared more violence if they leave.
