On 21 March 2021, 12 Oromos were killed while in an ambulance riding through the town of

Shewa Robit Shewa Robit (Amharic: ሸዋ ሮቢት)also known as Robi, Shah Robit, Shoa Robit or Robit is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the North Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation of 1 ...

. Fano militia has been suspected as a perpetrator of an attack.

Background

In the days leading up to the attack clashes between Amhara and Oromo militias in and around the towns of Ataye and Kamisee left hundreds dead and thousands displaced.

Attack

After fighting in the region around Ataye, a dozen of civilians that had been injured in the clashes were on their way to be taken to the much larger hospital, Yifat Hospital in

. The ambulance was stopped and 12 civilians were pulled from the ambulance and then beaten and stabbed to death. HRLHA's source identified suspects linked with Fano militia.

Victims

List of victims that have been identified. *Umarsha Umar Yusuf (45) *Ahmed Aliyi Hassan (60) *Hassan Ahmed Jilo (62) *Sheh Umer Haji Hassan (40) *Hassan Mohamed Haji (25) *Mohamed Aliyi Umar (40) *Abdushe Umar Baza (55) *Adam Abdushe Umar (25) *Mohamed Aliyi Hassen (30) *Ismael Mohammed (35)

References

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