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Sixty people killed in attack on Orthodox Christian village in Ethiopia
An armed group killed at least 60 people during an attack on an Orthodox Christian village in the Shirka district of Ethiopia's Oromia region. Vatican News reports the attack occurred overnight between Saturday and Sunday approximately 270 km south of Addis Ababa, though the death toll remains provisional.
AI-assisted briefing based on the sources below.Sources behind this story
- Official source@VaticanNewsSixty people killed in attack on Orthodox Christian village in Ethiopia
Vatican News
- Official source@VaticanNewsEtiopía, ataque a una aldea de cristianos ortodoxos: 60 muertos
Vatican News
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How the coverage unfolded
- Oct 27, 3:17 AM Vatican News Sixty people killed in attack on Orthodox Christian village in Ethiopia
- Oct 27, 5:06 AM Vatican News Español Etiopía, ataque a una aldea de cristianos ortodoxos: 60 muertos
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