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The attack occurred a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the region.
Unidentified gunmen killed more than 100 people in a village in western Ethiopia, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.
A medical source told the BBC that more than 30 people were taken to a local clinic, some of them in critical condition.
The attackers shot some of the victims, while others were stabbed, according to the medical source.
The attack took place in the Penishangul-Gumuz region on Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited.
The Human Rights Commission said in a statement that the attack took place in an area where several ethnic groups are found.
A government spokesman pointed a finger at what he described as “anti-peace elements.”
The region has witnessed 4 bloody attacks since last September, including an attack on a bus that killed 34 people.
The violence in the region is not believed to be related to the crisis in Tigray, where the federal government carried out a military operation last month.
The conflict in Tigray province has left hundreds, possibly thousands, dead. It also caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people to Sudan.
