An armed group in Ethiopia's restive Oromia region has killed at least 32 civilians in a weekend "massacre", the national rights body said Monday, adding that the toll could rise. It said the assailants targeted members of the Amhara ethnic group, Ethiopia's second largest, and that victims "were dragged from their homes and taken to a school, where they were killed". Separate attacks on Amhara civilians have recently been reported in two other regions. Authorities last week barred the National Movement of Amhara (NAMA), an opposition party, from staging demonstrations denouncing the killing of Amhara civilians. In a statement Monday afternoon, Abiy said security forces had been deployed to the area and were "undertaking measures" to restore order.

Source: Standard Digital November 03, 2020 05:11 UTC