The corpses, some dressed in white church robes drenched in blood, were scattered in arid fields, scrubby farmlands and a dry riverbed. Others had been shot on their doorsteps with their hands bound with belts. They were from his town in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, Edaga Hamus, and had also fled fighting there two weeks earlier. They sought shelter at Maryam Dengelat, a historic monastery complex famed for a centuries-old, rock-hewn church. On November 30, they were joined by scores of religious pilgrims for the Orthodox festival of Tsion Maryam, an…Read Full StoryThe post Bloodbath within the mountains: How an Ethiopian pageant became a killing spree appeared first on CaymanMama.com | News.

Source: Ethiopian News February 28, 2021 18:22 UTC