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ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) – An armed attack in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz regional state, located in the western part of the country, killed at least 12 people, an Ethiopian official said Monday.
In a press release, Gashu Dugaz, head of the Benishangul-Gumuz regional state peacebuilding and security administration office, said that an armed attack in the town of Mandura, Metekel area of the region early in the morning Monday morning left at least 12 dead.
Dugaz said another person injured in the attack is receiving medical treatment at a nearby health station.
Dugaz said the alleged perpetrators of the deadly attack are currently in custody with federal and regional security forces deployed to the area to prevent another round of violence.
On Thursday, an armed attack in the town of Mandura, Metekel area of the Benishangul-Gumuz regional state, killed 14 people, including one foreigner.
In September, an armed attack in the same area killed 20 civilians.
Ethiopian officials have previously stated that the repeated armed attacks have an ethnic focus and the main targets are the Amhara.
Ethnic violence between members of various ethnic groups in the regional state of Benishangul-Gumuz in recent months has left hundreds dead and thousands displaced.
The clashes are mainly for access to power and land resources. Final product
