Tientallen christenen vermoord bij ethnisch geweld Ethiopië

NOS Nieuws27 October 2026, 09:43 UTCEthiopia

In Ethiopië zijn de afgelopen dagen meer dan zestig mensen gedood bij aanvallen op christenen, zegt de Ethiopisch-Orthodoxe Tewahedo Kerk in het land. De aanvallen zouden zijn uitgevoerd door een rebellengroep die strijdt voor meer zeggenschap voor het Oromo-volk, de grote etnische groep in het land. De aanvallen vonden vorige week dinsdag en vrijdag plaats ten zuiden van de hoofdstad Addis Ababa, in de centrale regio Oromia. Bij de eerste kwamen 14 mensen om, bij de tweede werden 46 mensen gedood in aanvallen op drie dorpen. Een man die zijn 75-jarige vader verloor bij de aanv

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