According to Reuters, the murders took place during violent anti-government protests in the Amhara region of the country that followed the federal government’s decision to disband regional special forces units. Two Catholic Relief Services (CRS) workers were shot and killed April 9, Easter Sunday, while riding in a CRS vehicle in the Amhara region of Ethiopia on their way back from an assignment in Addis Ababa. “The depth of our shock and sorrow is difficult to measure, and we are saddened over this senseless violence,” said Zemede Zewdie, a CRS representative in Ethiopia. CRS reiterates [its] commitment to continue working in support of the people in Ethiopia,” Zewdie said. Amhara forces fought alongside the federal army in that conflict, Reuters reported.

Source: Ethiopian News April 12, 2023 18:09 UTC