What the records say
- When
- 22 Dec 2020 – 23 Dec 2020
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 100
- Coordinates
- 11.00° N, 35.75° E
- Description
- massacre in Ethiopia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Metekel massacre
2020 massacre in Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
The Metekel massacre was a massacre that took place on the night of 22–23 December 2020, in the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia. As of 23 December 2020, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission counted 100 deaths. Authorities responded by killing 42 suspects and arresting seven officials.
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- Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “massacre de Metekel qui fait au moins 207 morts”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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