NAIROBI, Feb 5 — Three people have been killed in attacks on a church in southern Ethiopia yeterday, according to reports by a religious media outlet. The violence erupted against a backdrop of tensions in the ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church after rebel bishops created their own synod in Oromia, the country’s most populous region. It later said there had been sniper fire on the church from nearby high-rise buildings that had killed a woman and injured others. The World Council of Churches on Friday issued a statement voicing “deep concern” about the developments in the Ethiopian institution. “We call upon all political leaders in Ethiopia to support the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in its efforts to achieve unity and peace among its members,” WCC general secretary Jerry Pillay said.

Source: Ethiopian News February 05, 2023 02:39 UTC