A total of 207 people were killed in a Wednesday attack by gunmen in western Ethiopia, the country’s Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said, more than doubling a previous count. Seventeen children, one of whom a six-month-old baby, and 20 elderly persons were killed,” the EHRC said in a statement posted to Twitter late Friday. Following Wednesday’s attack, “effort is underway to identify the victims with the help of survivors and identity cards,” the EHRC said. The roads leading to the city are still teeming with displaced persons and their herds of cattle,” one eyewitness told the commission. There is no known link between the violence in Benishangul-Gumuz and military operations in Tigray.

Source: Ethiopian News December 26, 2020 08:26 UTC