More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia 'massacre', church official says
One resident, whose 75-year-old father was killed, described it as an ambush, saying they were surrounded.
BBC News reports: One resident, whose 75-year-old father was killed, described it as an ambush, saying they were surrounded.
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