Addis Ababa (AFP) – 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. Advertising Read moreThe Islamic Affairs Council of Amhara, the region where Gondar is located, described Tuesday's attack at a cemetery as a "massacre" by heavily-armed "extremist Christians." "More than 20 have died due to yesterday's attack which also saw the looting of Muslim properties," it added. The cemetery where the attack occurred has been the subject of an ongoing dispute between Muslims and Orthodox Christians, who account for the majority of Ethiopia's population. "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.

Source: Ethiopian News April 27, 2022 14:46 UTC