UAV

UAV event in Oromia, Horo Gudru Wellega area, Ethiopia on Mon 25th December 2023

25th December 2023

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On 25 December 2023, a drone strike launched by Ethiopian Air Force blown up a Mulu Wongel Protestant Church in Dilalo Boro Kebele, Guduru woreda (Horo Gudru Wollega, Oromia), resulting in 8 people being killed (including worshippers, two deacons, two keyboard players from the church band, and a singer in the choir) and three others wounded. The victims were gathering to harvest maize on a farm close to the church while being hit by the strike. The Ethiopian government official denied the claim about accounts of the air strike.

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Ethiopia (ETH)

Oromia ( Horo Gudru Wellega area )

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