Twenty Muslim Worshippers Killed In An Ambush In Ethiopia’s Amhara Region


The attack on a cemetery on Tuesday was described by the Islamic Affairs Council of Amhara, the region where Gondar is located, as a “massacre” by heavily armed “extreme Christians.”

The religious body said, the attackers “fired a barrage of heavy machine guns and grenades… leaving many dead while others who were injured have been taken to hospital.”

It was additionally stated that over 20 have died due to yesterday’s attack which also saw the looting of Muslim properties.

The violence had nothing to do with the unrest in Tigray, which started in November 2020 and spread to the Amhara and Afar areas last year, report stated.

On Wednesday, Seid Muhammed, the president of the Amhara Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, told Reuters that, the incident happened yesterday when Muslims were on their way to bury an individual.

“The armed men threw an explosive device at the Muslim crowd in the town of Gondar, killing three people and wounding five. The other victims died in the ensuing chaos,” he added.

Seid said there were lootings of shops and there were attempts to set fire to three mosques. One mosque suffered minor damage where its mat was set on fire.

“The incident was under investigation and he would give an update later,” Amhara regional government spokesperson Gizachew Muluneh said.

According to a source inside the humanitarian sector, “15 injured people had been transported to Gondar Referral Hospital, and it was unclear how many had been shot or injured by explosives.”

Authorities in the same region detained five persons in 2019 for allegedly burning down four mosques in the town of Motta.

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