Addis Ababa: A terrible news of more than 200 people killed in an ethnic massacre in the Tole region of Oromia province in Ethiopia has been reported. This incident happened last week, wherein all the victims were from the local Amhara community. It is being said that the massacre was perpetrated by the Oromo Liberation Army, a declared terrorist organisation by the Ethiopian government. However, the terrorist group has denied the allegations and made a counterclaim of attacks carried out by the government and the supporting armed groups. This is the second major massacre reported by the Oromia province in the last year.
The massacre was exposed due to the information provided by the local administration and a few eyewitnesses. According to them, the Oromo Liberation Army carried out the massacre on Saturday, which attacked and set houses on fire. The government had started a campaign against rebels and terrorists in the Oromia province. The administration said that the Oromo Liberation Army perpetrated this massacre to avenge the actions taken during the campaign.
Sources informed that more than 100 people were killed, but few eyewitnesses claimed that more than 230 people were killed in the attack. 
Some people have reported 300 dead, which could not be confirmed. Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed has condemned the massacre and said such cruel attacks on innocent civilians are deplorable and unacceptable.
The Oromo Liberation Army has dismissed accusations of perpetrating the attack. The spokesman of the Oromo Liberation Army claimed that the Ethiopian military and the armed groups supporting the government had carried out the attack. 
This is the second major massacre in Ethiopia in the last year. Last year, in August, Oromo Liberation Army launched a fierce attack in the Kiremu district in the East Welega Zone, killing more than 200 people.
Abiy Ahmed, who took over the reins of Ethiopia four years ago, had promised to find a solution to the ethnic violence in Ethiopia. But in reality, ethnic conflicts seem to be flaring up again in Ethiopia.
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