2020 Benishangul-Gumuz bus attack
The 2020 Ethiopia bus attack was a mass shooting on a bus in western Ethiopia on 14 November 2020. It occurred in Benishangul-Gumuz Region, as the bus was travelling between Wenbera and Chagni in the context of the wider Metekel conflict. The attack left at least 34 people dead.[2] Aljazeera reported that the violence as ethnically motivated, and targeted campaign by ethnic Gumuz militias against ethnic Amhara and Agew living in Metekel.[1]
| 2020 Ethiopia bus attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Amhara genocide | |
  Benishangul-Gumuz Benishangul-Gumuz (Ethiopia) | |
| Location | Benishangul-Gumuz region  , Ethiopia |
| Date | 14 November 2020 |
| Target | Amhara and Agew passengers[1] |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Guns |
| Deaths | 34 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrators |
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See also
References
- "Dozens killed in 'gruesome' bus attack in western Ethiopia". Al Jazeera English. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "Gunmen in western Ethiopia kill at least 34 people in bus attack, rights body says". Reuters. 15 November 2020.
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