Global InformationWoybela Mariam Church incident information
| Woybela Mariam Church incident | |
|---|---|
| Location | Woybela Mariam Church, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Date | 20 January 2022 |
| Target | Congregants at feast celebration |
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| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 10 |
On 20 January 2022, a group of Oromia police officers fired at Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo followers while the congregants transporting a tabot to Woybela Mariam Church during the feast day of Saint Michael in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing three people from direct gunshots, and injuring ten other people.[1]
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