Ethopia: Violence erupts during school protests in Alamata, Tigray; armed attack leaves two dead, eleven injured

Addis Abeba –Armed individuals, reported by local residents to be “affiliated with Tigrayan forces,” attacked a gathering of young people outside Midre-Genet Primary School in Alamata town yesterday, 01 October, 2024. This incident resulted in the tragic deaths of at least two individuals and the injury of eleven others.”

An anonymous resident informed Addis Standard that the attack took place during a protest against the reopening of schools.

“While there is a need to reopen schools,…