Ethiopia Wollega massacre: Death count surpasses 1500

The death toll from the Wollega massacre in western Ethiopia has surpassed 1500 with as many as 12 members of the same family wiped out by militants of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), according to eyewitnesses. The OLF troops that the Ethiopian government call ‘Shane’ are seen in a video footage going house to house and killing ethnic Amhara civilians on Saturday in Gimbi district of Wollega zone western Ethiopia, Eyewitnesses told APA that on Tuesday. The eyewitnesses who are engaged in the collection and burying of the dead told APA that the victims are mostly women and children. The massacre that seemd to … Continue reading Ethiopia Wollega massacre: Death count surpasses 1500