2020 Ethiopia bus attack
Part of Amhara genocide
Benishangul-Gumuz is located in Ethiopia
Benishangul-Gumuz
Benishangul-Gumuz
Benishangul-Gumuz (Ethiopia)
LocationBenishangul-Gumuz region , Ethiopia
Date14 November 2020
TargetAmhara and Agew passengers[1]
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsGuns
Deaths34
Injured0
Perpetrators

The 2020 Ethiopia bus attack was a mass shooting on a bus in western Ethiopia on 14 November 2020. It occurred in Benishangul-Gumuz Region, as the bus was travelling between Wenbera and Chagni in the context of the wider Metekel conflict. The attack left at least 34 people dead.[2] Aljazeera reported that the violence as ethnically motivated, and targeted campaign by ethnic Gumuz militias against ethnic Amhara and Agew living in Metekel.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dozens killed in 'gruesome' bus attack in western Ethiopia". Al Jazeera English. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "Gunmen in western Ethiopia kill at least 34 people in bus attack, rights body says". Reuters. 15 November 2020.

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