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Borkena
April 20, 2020
According to reports, seven members of the Ethiopian church choir were found dead on the eve of Ethiopian Easter. The bodies were found in the St Yohannes church in Dibibisa Kebele in the Adama district of East Shoa, Ethiopia’s regional state of Oromo, a report by the DW Amharic service said Monday.
The bodies were discovered around 3 a.m.
The source quoted Tesfaye Etana, a police commander in the district, who confirmed that six of those found dead are women, while one of them is a man. According to the DW Amharic report, one died later in hospital. They are all under the age of 20.
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of his death.
“There was a power outage and the generator was on. They [the Choir] I slept in the generator room, “Commander Tesfaye Etana told DW Amharic by phone.
Asked what he thinks the possible cause is, the commander said: “We did not determine that before obtaining the result of the autopsy investigation.” But he said it could be due to carbon monoxide since all the doors and windows in the room were closed.
The issue is already being discussed among Ethiopians on social media platforms. Any questions, “How can they sleep with the noise if the generator was already on?”
Others say that the Church was closed due to coronavirus prevention measures.
As of this writing, the Ethiopian Church has not released a statement on the incident.
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