At least 54 ethnic Amhara killed in OLA attack on Gawa Qanqa village after troops withdrew
- Ref
- OHRM-2020-0128
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Wollega
- Number of people affected
- 54
Late on 1 November 2020, a day after army troops withdrew without explanation, attackers who identified themselves as OLA gathered people who could not flee, mainly women, children and the elderly, in a school compound in Gawa Qanqa and killed them. Survivors counted 54 bodies. Property was looted and what could not be carried was burned.
Source: Amnesty International, "Ethiopia: Over 50 ethnic Amhara killed in attack on village by armed group", 2020-11-02. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/11/ethiopia-over-50-ethnic-amhara-killed-in-attack-on-village-by-armed-group-2/