Ethiopian soldiers killed two dozen civilians in house-to-house searches, residents say

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NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopian soldiers killed about two dozen civilians earlier this week in the Amhara region during house-to-house searches after ...

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSNAIROBI - Ethiopian soldiers killed about two dozen civilians earlier this week in the Amhara region during house-to-house searches after being attacked by militiamen who have been battling federal forces for more than a month, six local residents said.

One of the residents said he saw the soldiers kill his brother, while the others said they heard gunshots as the searches were going on and were told by their neighbours afterward how the killings were carried out.The government has not publicly commented on allegations its forces have committed abuses since the conflict in Amhara broke out in late July. It stated during a previous conflict in the neighbouring Tigray region that ENDF troops respected human rights.

Three of them said that three of the victims had been killed by shelling and that another three were believed to have been killed by civilians from a rival ethnic community who had come to Majete to support the military. "When my brother heard people talking outside, he thought it was our neighbours. He had nothing in his hand. He was near the gate and after they broke the gate, they shot him in the back," the resident said.Another resident said soldiers killed his brother, who was 29 or 30 years old, at the gate to his family house.

"He was saying they couldn't find those who attacked them," the resident said."He said 'if they fire a single bullet again, we will eliminate you'."

 

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