2012 Gambella bus attack

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2012 Gambella bus attack
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Gambela
Gambela (Ethiopia)
Location Gambela Flag of the Gambella Region.svg, Ethiopia
Date12 March 2012 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Shooting
Deaths19 [1]
Injured8
Victims5 kidnapped

The 2012 Gambella bus attack was a shooting incident on 12 March 2012, 20 kilometers, or 12 miles, from the town of Gambella in Ethiopia in which 19 people were killed and 8 others were wounded. [2] Odom Obang Olum, head of the local government describes the victims as Ethiopian residents who were travelling on a public bus, near the town of Obang. [3] [4]

While no group has claimed responsibility for this attack, [5] Omot Odeng Olol, the regional president, attributes this attack to an anti-peace element they consider to be terrorists. [5] Security forces were subsequently increased in the area after the attack. [4]

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References

  1. "Ethiopia official: Gunmen kill 19 in bus attack". The Statesman. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Gunmen kill 19 on Ethiopian bus in Gambella region". BBC News . 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. "Nineteen shot dead in bus attack". news.com.au. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Gunmen kill 19 on Ethiopian bus in Gambella region". BBC News. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Many killed in Ethiopia bus attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

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