Survivors count 54 dead after Ethiopia massacre, group says
Amnesty International says survivors of a massacre by rebels in western Ethiopia have counted 54 bodies in a schoolyard, the latest attack in which members of ethnic minorities have been deliberately targeted
By ELIAS MESERET Associated Press
November 2, 2020, 1:22 PM
• 4 min read
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.
Human rights groups are asking why federal soldiers left the area just hours before attackers moved in and targeted ethnic Amharas.
Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, denounced the killing of people based on identity, adding that security forces had been deployed to the area and “started taking measures.”
