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Two Muslims Confirmed Dead, Several Wounded in Gerba
Two Muslims were killed and several others were seriously injured by police in Gerba town, Qallu Woreda, South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Regional State, local sources said. Gerba is 403-km east of the capital Addis Ababa.
State-run Ethiopian Television confirmed the killing of the two Muslims. The report described the slain Muslims “extremists.” The state-run TV also reported one police officer was killed, while another was wounded.
Ethiopian Muslims across the nation have been staging peaceful protests against government interference in religious affairs since December 2011.
The latest killing in Gerba raises the number of Muslims killed by government security forces to six. on May 4, Federal Police forces killed four Muslims in Asasa town, Arsi Zone of the Oromia Regional State.
Ethiopian Muslims have been sternly opposing an attempt made by the government, in collaboration with the unelected leadership of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, to impose a Lebanese-born sect called al-Ahbash on the country’s Muslims.
Despite the determined opposition of the country’s Muslims against the government’s unconstitutional moves, now in its eleventh month, the government seemed obstinate to address the legitimate concerns of the Muslim communities.
In July, the government arrested members of a Committee elected by the country’s Muslims to present their plights to the government, as well as Muslim community members, journalists and artistes. All Muslim media outlets have also been banned since July.
Two Muslims Confirmed Dead, Several Wounded in Gerba
Two Muslims were killed and several others were seriously injured by police in Gerba town, Qallu Woreda, South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Regional State, local sources said. Gerba is 403-km east of the capital Addis Ababa.
State-run Ethiopian Television confirmed the killing of the two Muslims. The report described the slain Muslims “extremists.” The state-run TV also reported one police officer was killed, while another was wounded.
Ethiopian Muslims across the nation have been staging peaceful protests against government interference in religious affairs since December 2011.
The latest killing in Gerba raises the number of Muslims killed by government security forces to six. on May 4, Federal Police forces killed four Muslims in Asasa town, Arsi Zone of the Oromia Regional State.
Ethiopian Muslims have been sternly opposing an attempt made by the government, in collaboration with the unelected leadership of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, to impose a Lebanese-born sect called al-Ahbash on the country’s Muslims.
Despite the determined opposition of the country’s Muslims against the government’s unconstitutional moves, now in its eleventh month, the government seemed obstinate to address the legitimate concerns of the Muslim communities.
In July, the government arrested members of a Committee elected by the country’s Muslims to present their plights to the government, as well as Muslim community members, journalists and artistes. All Muslim media outlets have also been banned since July.
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