“government forces” killed “peaceful people” from house to house and on the road in North Showa and North Gojam zones of Amhara region.
The attacks took place on Monday June 17 and Wednesday June 19 2024 is said to have happened; It is said that more than 27 innocent people were killed in the attacks.
Residents said that at least 15 people were killed and four others were injured in an attack by government forces on June 19 in Shola Meda, a small rural town located outside Debre Sina city in Tarma Ber district of North Showa Zone. A witness who survived the attack told the BBC that the attack took place around 11:30 in the city’s ‘Agam Ber Megendiya’ neighborhood. He said that mostly farmers from different kebeles were killed in the attack.
The eyewitness said that nine to 12 soldiers “came directly and started shooting at the shop.” Farmers who were waiting to load fertilizer, including him, said that they were victims of the attack.They said that “government forces” entered the house and killed eight people who were said to be drinking tea and coffee at a tea house called Mamush.
“We were there to load fertilizer. “Eight people fell in that tea house,” said the witness. He said that he and a few people escaped by jumping through a cave. “They came suddenly and finished us off,” said another eyewitness who described the attack and said that he was in the house where the attack took place. The witness said that 11 people were killed from the tea house where he was. Even if they managed to escape with three people through the closet door and save their lives; They said that their brother, who is in his 20s, was found dead on the road.
A father who said that his 14-year-old son, who lives with his grandparents, was killed on a road near their house in the attack. They told the BBC that they were sitting in mourning at Mount Sinai.
A local resident who said he heard gunshots confirmed that 11 people he knew were killed. They said that the wounded were admitted to Shola Meda and Debre Berhan Hospitals.
Another witness who said that they were able to collect the names of the 11 dead; The next day, June 20, four more bodies were found, bringing the death toll to 15.
Following the murder, a resident said that commercial establishments were closed, including transportation restrictions in Adet City. They pointed out that they have experienced such attacks before.
“The hotels are closed; No work activity. The driveway is closed. “Even Bajaj is closed,” said one resident who pointed out that there is tension in the city. A seven-day prayer and justice program has been announced in the church from Tuesday,” said another resident.
