Attacks kill at least 60 Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, church says
More than 20 people were seriously wounded, and 20 homes were burned down, the church said, describing the killings as “brutal and merciless massacres”
The Hindu reports that more than 20 people were seriously wounded, and 20 homes were burned down, the church said, describing the killings as “brutal and merciless massacres”
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