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  "id": 16675438,
  "title": "More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia ‘massacre’, church official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/more-than-60-christians-killed-in-ethiopia-massacre-church-official-16675438",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:10:11.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/more-than-60-christians-killed-in-ethiopia-massacre-church-official-says/"
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  "account": "More than 60 Christians have been killed in a series of attacks in Ethiopia's Oromia region, according to the Orthodox Church. The attacks targeted three areas in the Shirka district, burning down 20 houses. One resident described it as an ambush, with attackers surrounding the community from all directions without warning. The regional government vowed to take action against those responsible. The Oromo Liberation Army, a newly formed rebel coalition, has been blamed for the attacks, though the group has denied involvement and previously claimed innocence in similar incidents. Five victims were children, and a church official labeled the events as a \"massacre.\" The Orthodox Church condemned the violence, noting that attacks against Christians have been increasing recently and undermining the country's values of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence. The Ethiopian Human Rights Council reported that 458 people had been killed in similar attacks in the region over the past four years, many of them motivated by religion. The government has previously accused the OLA of orchestrating these attacks, but the group denies these claims.",
  "summary": "More than 60 people have been killed in a series of attacks on Christians in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, according to the country’s Orthodox Church. One resident, whose 75-year-old father was killed, described it as an ambush. “We were completely unprepared and had no prior knowledge. They surrounded us from all four directions,” he told BBC [...] The post More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia…",
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        "title": "Dozens killed in attack on Ethiopian Orthodox Christians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/dozens-killed-in-attack-on-ethiopian-orthodox-christians",
        "published": "2026-10-26T14:15:15.000Z"
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        "title": "Dozens killed in attack on Ethiopia Orthodox Christians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/dozens-killed-in-attack-on-ethiopia-orthodox-christians",
        "published": "2026-10-26T14:42:52.000Z"
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        "title": "More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia 'massacre', church official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/more-than-60-christians-killed-in-ethiopia-massacre-church-official",
        "published": "2026-10-26T16:31:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia ‘massacre’, church official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/more-than-60-christians-killed-in-ethiopia-massacre-church-official-16673492",
        "published": "2026-10-26T21:09:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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