31 Mar 2021 | 07:20 PM UTC
Ethiopia: Unidentified militants kill at least 28 persons, injure 12 others in Babo Gambela district, western Oromia region, March 30
Militant attack kills at least 28 people, injures 12 others in western Oromia region, Ethiopia, March 30. Additional violence possible.
Event
Suspected militants killed at least 28 people injured about 12 others in the Babo Gambela district (woreda) in the Oromia region's Western Wollega Zone, March 30. Security forces have yet to apprehend the perpetrators. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Context
Regional security officials regularly accuse the Oromo Liberation Front-Shane (OLF-S) of perpetrating such attacks. The OLF-S does not usually comment on attacksn. The OLF-S broke off from the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) after the OLF signed a peace accord with the federal government in August 2018. OLF-S remains active in Western Oromia and North Shewa Zone, killing civilians and attacking banks and government facilities.
