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Coordinates: 10°5247N 38°2222E / 10.8796°N 38.3727°E / 10.8796; 38.3727
 

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Abo church massacre
Part of the OLA insurgency
East Welega is located in Ethiopia
East Welega

East Welega

East Welega (Ethiopia)

LocationDebos Kebele, East Welega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
Coordinates10°52′47N 38°22′22E / 10.8796°N 38.3727°E / 10.8796; 38.3727
Date5 March 2021
TargetAmhara people

Attack type

Mass shooting
Deaths29[1][2]
Injuredseveral
Perpetrators OLA (Denied)
Faqadaa Abdiisaa (OLA Claim)

On 5 March 2021, suspected Oromo Liberation Army gunmen attacked the village of Debos Kebele killing 29 civilians.

Attack

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On 5 March 2021, gunmen believed to be aligned with the OLA attacked the village of Debos Kebele. At Abo church, civilians had gathered to celebrate Lent. Suspected OLA soldiers then entered the town and stormed the church where they shot and killed the administrator of the church. Oromo fighters removed about 28 people from the church and then raped the women. They then took the group to a forest called Gerji where all 28 people including 21 women and 7 children were executed.[1][2]

Responsibility

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Several witnesses claim OLA fighters carried out the massacre. The OLA soon released a statement on the attack claiming that they do not target people based on their ethnicity and that the attack was carried out by a rogue OLA splinter group led by Faqadaa Abdiisaa.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NEWS: MORE THAN 40 CIVILIANS KILLED IN WESTERN OROMIA; REGIONAL GOV'T, OLA REBELS TRADE BLAME". addisstandard. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  • ^ a b "Ethiopia: News - Gunmen Who Storm a Local Church Kill 29 in Horoguduru, Western Oromia". All Africa. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  • ^ "Letter: "Our forces are absolutely not responsible" for recent killing in Horo Guduru: OLA Spokesperson". addisstandard. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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