“Last night at around 3:24 am local time we heard heavy gunfire, it happened at a time when security patrols change shifts, and the murderers took advantage of that,” Arog said. “Troops responded and when they reached the site they saw civilians – men, women and children who some of them were killed and some injured.”
The six slain Ethiopians are ethnic Oromo while the seventh victim is a Somali woman, Arog said. Six other Ethiopians were injured in the attack, he added.
He said the Somali woman killed was a neighbor of the Ethiopians who came out when she heard the gunshots and shone a light on the attackers.
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Oromo Ethiopians killed in Somalia
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The security minister for Jubaland State, Yusuf Hussein Dhumal, told VOA Somali that his administration believes al-Shabab targeted the Ethiopian nationals, who live in the town for business and domestic work purposes.
He said four gunmen were behind the attack. He said security forces followed them but the attackers escaped on motorcycles that collected them from the outskirts of the town and fled into towards the al-Shabab-controlled area of Gadoon Dhawe.
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Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack in Somalia Leaves 7 Ethnic Oromos Dead
HAWO, Somalia - An overnight attack in the border town of Beled-Hawo within the Gedo region has left at least seven Ethnic Oromos dead while six others were wounded.
The local security forces launched an investigation into the suspected Al-Shabaab raid that targeted a village predominantly inhabited by people from the Oromo ethnic community.
HAWO, Somalia - An overnight attack in the border town of Beled-Hawo within the Gedo region has left at least seven Ethnic Oromos dead while six others were wounded.
The local security forces launched an investigation into the suspected Al-Shabaab raid that targeted a village predominantly inhabited by people from the Oromo ethnic community.
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7 Ethiopian Oromo Refugees Killed in Gedo
Unknown gunmen shot and killed at least seven Ethiopian Oromo refugees in Gedo.
Authorities confirmed that the incident took place in the Gedo region on Monday.
Six other Ethiopian Oromo refugees were wounded in the incident reported in Balad Hawo town.
The reasons behind the killings remain unclear.
However, it is worth noting that the incident took place in the wake of recent rise in tension between Ethiopia and Somalia.
The tension is because of the seaport deal Ethiopia signed with Somaliland.
Nobody has been arrested over the deaths of the refugees.
Unknown gunmen shot and killed at least seven Ethiopian Oromo refugees in Gedo.
Authorities confirmed that the incident took place in the Gedo region on Monday.
Six other Ethiopian Oromo refugees were wounded in the incident reported in Balad Hawo town.
The reasons behind the killings remain unclear.
However, it is worth noting that the incident took place in the wake of recent rise in tension between Ethiopia and Somalia.
The tension is because of the seaport deal Ethiopia signed with Somaliland.
Nobody has been arrested over the deaths of the refugees.
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Wow....
The reasons will remain unclear until million oromos be displaced again like they did from Somali region 4 years ago, this time maybe a million will be killed unless oromuma is removed and peace is restored. Oromuma knows no peace!
አይ የኦሮሞ እናት!
አያያያያያ
The reasons will remain unclear until million oromos be displaced again like they did from Somali region 4 years ago, this time maybe a million will be killed unless oromuma is removed and peace is restored. Oromuma knows no peace!
አይ የኦሮሞ እናት!
አያያያያያ
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