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Witnesses say an ethnic attack in Ethiopia has killed more than 200 people in the country’s Oromia region.
Witnesses blame the Oromo Liberation Army, a rebel group, for the attack, but the group denies this.
A witness, Abdul-Seed Tahir, said he counted a total of 230 bodies after the attack, adding that it was “the deadliest attack against civilians we have seen in our lifetime.”
“I have counted 230 bodies. I fear this is the deadliest attack against civilians we’ve seen in our lifetime.” “We’re burying them in mass graves, and we’re still collecting bodies. The Union Army units have now arrived, But we fear the attacks may continue if they leave.”
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A man is surrounded by a patch of shredded teff grain fields near the crash site of the Ethiopian Airway operated by a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the village of Hama Kuntushele, near Bishoftu in the Oromia region on March 16, 2019.
(Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images)
Witnesses say the attack was mostly against people who are ethnic Amhar
Another witness who asked to be identified by his first name, Shambel, said the local Amhara community was desperately trying to relocate “before another round of mass murders”.
Shambel said ethnic Amharas are being “killed like chickens” in the region.
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Witnesses say the Oromo Liberation Army was responsible for the attack, but the group denies this.
“The attack you are referring to was carried out by the regime’s military and local militias as they withdrew from their camp in Gimbi after our recent attack,” military spokesman Oda Tarabi said. “They fled to an area called Tole, where they attacked the local population and destroyed their property as retaliation for their alleged support for Ola. Our fighters had not even reached the area when the attack took place. “
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The country is currently facing widespread ethnic tensions over political tensions and historical grievances. The Amhara people are considered the country’s second largest ethnic group and are often targeted in attacks in areas such as Oromia.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.