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Michael Fitzpatrick

Amnesty urges probe into ethnic massacre of 450 in Ethiopia's Oromia

A pro-Oromo demonstrator at a protest in 2021. Getty Images via AFP - STEPHEN MATUREN

Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into the massacre of more than 400 Amhara civilians in Ethiopia's Oromia region last month, citing eyewitnesses who blamed a local rebel group for the killings.

The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has denied the accusations, saying government-allied militias were responsible for the 18 June massacre in the west of Ethiopia's most populous region, which has seen an increase in violence in recent months.

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