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Children among at Least 60 Orthodox Christians Massacred in Ethiopia

At least 60 Orthodox Christians have been killed in a series of brutal attacks on villages in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, where armed men reportedly went house to house, shooting and stabbing residents, including young children.

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church said on Monday that 14 worshippers were killed on 20 October in Merti district and another 46 on 24 October in Shirka district, both in Arsi Zone. More than 20 homes were burned and over 20 people hospitalized with serious injuries, according to the Church.

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