More than a dozen ethnic Somalis killed in fresh violence in eastern Ethiopia
- Ref
- OHRM-2018-0020
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Hararghe
At least thirteen ethnic Somalis were killed, seven from one family, today in Babile, Tulli Guled and Chinaksen in east Hararghe zone of the Oromia regional state. The killings are blamed on Oromo militias but there is no information as to what triggered the attack. In a statement released on twitter, ONLF “strongly condemns the indiscriminate massacre of innocent Somalis,” and said “this occurred as Federal forces were stationed in the very locations where the brutal massacres took place.”
Source: Addis Standard, "News: More than a dozen ethnic Somalis killed in fresh violence in eastern Ethiopia", published 2018-08-28. https://addisstandard.com/news-more-than-a-dozen-ethnic-somalis-killed-in-fresh-violence-in-eastern-ethiopia/