APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Undisclosed numbers of people have been killed in clashes between security forces and Ethiopia Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) faithful in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, APA reports on Wednesday
Eyewitnesses told APA that, the clashes in Debre-Elias district of East Gojjam zone of Amhara region which started last Friday and continued up to yesterday afternoon has left scores of people dead and scores others injured.
The clashes which were centered in a local monastery have left around 95 percent of the estimated 600 people who used to live in the monastery dead, injured or dispersed, according to the eyewitnesses.
The eyewitnesses further told APA that majority of the dead are among the government soldiers even though they were well armed.
The eyewitnesses further said more than 200 government security forces have been injured in the clashes.
The Ethiopian government is so far silent on the recent clashes in the Debre-Elias district of East Gojjam zone of Amhara region of northern Ethiopia.
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