The violence seems unrelated to conflict in the neighbouring Tigray region, which began in November 2020. Twenty Muslim worshippers have been killed in Ethiopia’s Amhara region after an ambush by unidentified armed men, an Islamic leader in the region said. The violence was unrelated to conflict in the neighbouring Tigray region, which began in November 2020 and spilled over into Amhara and Afar regions last year. Gizachew Muluneh, spokesperson for the Amhara regional administration, said the incident was under investigation and he would give an update later. In 2019, authorities arrested five people suspected of burning down four mosques in the town of Motta in the same region.

Source: Ethiopian News April 27, 2022 17:32 UTC