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Residents Report Civilian Deaths in Oromia's Wollega Zones Amid Regional Government Denial
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 1 hour ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
Residents and eyewitnesses report that dozens of civilians have been killed in recent attacks in the Oromia region's Wollega zones, an allegation the regional government has strongly denied.
- Residents, grieving families, and eyewitnesses reported that civilians were killed in recent days across the former East Wollega and Horo Guduru Wollega zones.
- An eyewitness stated that 28 people were killed on a Sunday and Monday in the town of Tulu Gana in Horo Guduru Wollega.
- A victim who lost his father reported that unarmed civilians, including two women and five people buried at a specific site he attended, were killed in Tulu Gana.
- Other residents reported intense attacks in Anger Gute, Village 23, Village 25, Chanchu, and Tulu Gana areas of the Abe Dongoro district.
- According to a BBC report, the death toll reached 40 as bodies of missing persons were recovered, with most victims being young men including two mentally ill individuals.
- Residents attributed the attacks to the suspicion that locals were supporting Fano and blamed a group referred to as 'Geda Commando'.
- Hailu Adugna, Head of the Oromia Regional Government Communication Bureau, dismissed the civilian casualty claims as completely false, stating that security forces were taking legal action against extremist Fano elements.
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