Clashes in Ethiopia kill 20 Muslim worshippers - regional Islamic leader

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More than 20 people have been killed in an attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar during the funeral of a Muslim elder. The Islamic Affairs Council of Amhara described Tuesday's attack at a cemetery as a massacre by heavily-armed Christians. The cemetery where the attack occurred has been the subject of an ongoing dispute between Muslims and Orthodox Christians.

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Clashes in Ethiopia kill 20 Muslim worshippers - regional Islamic leader

NAIROBI -Twenty Muslim worshippers were killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region in clashes with unidentified armed men, an Islamic leader in the region said. "The incident happened yesterday when Muslims were on their way to bury an individual," Seid Muhammed, president of the Amhara Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, told Reuters on Wednesday. Seid said the armed men threw an explosive

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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IBTimes

Over 20 Killed In Anti-Muslim Attack In Ethiopia: Islamic Group

More than 20 people have been killed in an attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar during the funeral of a Muslim elder, a local Islamic group said on Wednesday. The Islamic Affairs Council of Amhara, the region where Gondar is located, described Tuesday's attack at a cemetery as a "massacre" by heavily armed "extremist Christians." The attackers "fired a barrage of heavy machine guns and grenades... leaving many dead while o…

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Clashes in Ethiopia kill 20 Muslim worshippers - regional Islamic leader

Twenty Muslim worshippers were killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region in clashes with unidentified armed men, an Islamic leader in the region said.

4 months ago·South Africa

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The Straits Times

Over 20 killed in anti-Muslim attack in Ethiopia: Islamic group

Tuesday's attack at a cemetery was carried by heavily armed "extremist Christians". . Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Bangkok Post

Over 20 killed in anti-Muslim attack in Ethiopia: Islamic group

ADDIS ABABA - More than 20 people have been killed in an attack on Muslims in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar during the funeral of a Muslim elder, a local Islamic group said on Wednesday.

4 months ago·กทม, Thailand

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