ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA --
Ethiopian authorities say they may prosecute people seen in a ugly video through which armed males seem to burn at the very least three individuals alive.
The video, shared extensively on social media since Friday, has sparked anger amongst many on this nation dealing with conflict in its northern area in addition to ethnic strife in different components.
The Ethiopian Authorities Communication Service confirmed that the incident - through which armed males drag after which burn three individuals in civilian clothes - occurred within the Guba space of the northwestern Benishangul-Gumuz area.
“The video that circulated on social media depicts a really ugly and inhumane act,” it mentioned. “No matter their motive is, the federal government will prosecute those that dedicated the horrible crime.”
Authorities did not say when the incident occurred. It additionally was not instantly clear if any suspects had been taken into custody.
The AP was not in a position to confirm the authenticity of the video.
Tigray's leaders, who're preventing federal forces and their allies, charged that the burning victims had been ethnic Tigrayans, describing the incident as “barbaric” in a press release Saturday. They accused “Amhara expansionists and their cronies” of finishing up atrocities towards ethnic Tigrayans dwelling in Benishangul-Gumuz.
Each side within the Tigray battle are accused of committing rights abuses.
The federal government-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Fee on Friday accused Tigray forces of indiscriminately killing civilians and closely shelling cities since August as they swept throughout the Amhara and Afar areas.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's authorities has been struggling to comprise ethnic-based assaults that spiraled uncontrolled in latest months, particularly after the Tigray conflict erupted in November 2020. 1000's of civilians are believed to have died within the battle that persists in some components of the northeastern Afar area.
Abiy took workplace in 2018 with sweeping political reforms that partially led to him being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize the next yr.
He urged peace for all Ethiopians in an meeting of the ruling celebration that elected him as its chief on Saturday.
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