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#Ethiopia: Six reported killed in ‘heavy weapons attack’ on monastery in South Wollo, #Amhara region Six people were reportedly killed and more than 20 others injured in what witnesses described as a “heavy weapons attack” on Re'ese Adbarat Wota'eka Negest Atronse Maryam #Monastery in Mehal Sayint Woreda of #South_Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, The monastery’s administrator, Mekbib Abba Gebre-Egziabher Hailemariam, told the BBC that a mortar attack occurred on Saturday, 7 March 2026, at around 9:30 a.m. According to the administrator, who said he was present during the incident, three projectiles were fired toward the area. Another local resident who witnessed the incident told the BBC that the monastery is surrounded by forest and that residents suspect the attack may have been carried out under the assumption that militants were present in the surrounding area. He added that there had been “continuous firing” in the #Mehal_Sayint area since the attack ..... Read more: https://addisstandard.com/?p=55717