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Youth Killed in Alamata Amid Forced Recruitment Disputes
Deutsche Welle · 2 weeks ago · Read the Full Story on Deutsche Welle
AI SUMMARY
Residents report that youths in Alamata were shot and killed for resisting forced military recruitment, while the city administration claims the deaths stemmed from personal grievances.
- Local residents and victims' friends report that youths in Alamata were shot and killed by armed forces after refusing forced military recruitment.
- A friend of the deceased stated that two victims were killed in the Bole neighborhood of Kebele 04 on the nights of September 4 and 5.
- Another resident stated the victims were shot while attempting to escape forced mobilization, adding that numerous youths have been killed similarly in the past.
- Alamata has a population of 120,000 and has frequently been a center of tension during conflicts between the TPLF and the federal government.
- City administrator and Mayor Moges Shiferaw acknowledged the killing of two youths but insisted the motive was personal grievance, denying any forced military recruitment.
- Mayor Moges Shiferaw confirmed that attacks on women by armed men at night have occurred in the city and stated that authorities are monitoring the situation to apprehend perpetrators.
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