ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -About 340 people were killed in an attack in the western part of Ethiopia's Oromiya region earlier this month, the Prime Minister's spokeswoman said on Thursday, blaming a militia formerly allied to an opposition party. Oromiya, home to Ethiopia's largest ethnic group and others, has experienced unrest for many years, rooted in grievances about political marginalisation and neglect by the central government. "Per data I have received from the Oromiya region yesterday, the number of victims identified so far rests at 338," the prime minister's spokesperson Billene Seyoum told reporters. Ethnic Oromos, Amharas and Gumuz were among the victims, she said, accusing the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) of responsibility. Since then, Reuters has reported atrocities by all sides, including executions and sexual violence, which the belligerents have denied.

Source: Ethiopian News June 30, 2022 16:14 UTC