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Death Toll Rises Following Attack in Endeto, Arsi

AI SUMMARY

The death toll from last week's attack in Endetow, Arsi, has risen after two critically injured victims died in the hospital.

Two people who were receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained in the Endetow attack have died, raising the death toll.
Thirty-four civilians killed in the initial attack were laid to rest last Friday, November 6, 2026.
Ten injured individuals had been taken to hospitals in Robe and Asella for treatment following the incident.
Telecommunications in Endetow remain difficult, hindering efforts to obtain further updates.
The road leading to the town, previously blocked by militants, has been reopened, though security concerns persist.
The Oromia Regional Government has not officially commented on the attack.
The Oromo Liberation Army has neither confirmed nor denied involvement.
The Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Party expressed condolences and called for an independent investigation into attacks against Orthodox Christians.
The Endetow attack occurred less than two weeks after a similar mass killing in Shirka, Arsi.