Oromia regional gov’t admits killing of four Orthodox priests in Zequala Monastery, blames ‘OLF Shene’
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- OHRM-2024-0030
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Shewa
Oromia Regional State Peace and Security Bureau has confirmed the killing this week of four priests of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) who were serving the historic Zequala Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus Monastery. in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia region. EOTC announced that the four priests were killed earlier this week during an attack on the Monastery located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia region, 30 km southwest of Bishoftu city.
Source: Addis Standard, "News: Oromia regional gov’t admits killing of four Orthodox priests in Zequala Monastery, blames ‘OLF Shene’", published 2024-02-23. https://addisstandard.com/news-ethiopian-orthodox-church-said-four-priests-from-zequala-monastery-killed-in-attack-by-armed-group/