Ethiopian Islamic leader: Clashes in Amhara region kill 20 Muslim worshippers
April 27, 2022, 4:18 pm

Ethiopian Islamic leader: Clashes in Amhara region kill 20 Muslim worshippers

The incident happened yesterday (Apr 26) when Muslims were on their way to bury an individual (Photo: Pixabay)

The Swiss Info reported, citing Reuters, an Ethiopian Islamic leader said that twenty Muslim worshippers were killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region in clashes with unidentified armed men.

Seid Muhammed, president of the Amhara Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, told Reuters on Wednesday (Apr 27): "The incident happened yesterday (Apr 26) when Muslims were on their way to bury an individual."

Seid said the armed men threw an explosive device at the Muslim crowd in the town of Gondar, killing three people and wounding five. The other victims died in ensuing clashes.

He said: "There were lootings of shops and there were attempts to set fire to three mosques. One mosque suffered minor damage where its mat was set on fire."

In 2019, Ethiopian authorities arrested five people suspected of burning down four mosques in the town of Motta in Amhara region (Photo: Pixabay)

Gizachew Muluneh, spokesperson for the Amhara regional administration, said the incident was under investigation and he would give an update later.

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The report noted that in 2019, authorities arrested five people suspected of burning down four mosques in the town of Motta in the same region.

Source: swissinfo

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