More than 20 people have been killed in an attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar during the funeral of a Muslim elder, a local Islamic group said on Wednesday. “More than 20 have died due to yesterday’s attack which also saw the looting of Muslim properties,” it added. “Although ongoing wide-ranging measures have been taken to invade the… cemetery, the place has been historically at all times a Muslim cemetery,” the Islamic Affairs Council said in its statement. The government described the deceased Muslim elder as “a father to Gondar city residents, Gondar Christians and Muslims as well as a father to all” and vowed to investigate the attack and hold the perpetrators accountable. Analysts caution that conflicts that appear to be rooted in religion in Ethiopia are often also shaped by disputes over land use, ethnicity, and other issues.

Source: Ethiopian News April 28, 2022 08:30 UTC