Catholic Relief Services 'Devastated' After Two Staff Shot and Killed in Amhara Region addisstandard: Ethiopia Amhara conflict governance NGO Aid
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Addis Ababa — Aid agency Catholic Relief Services said it was"devastated" by the death of two staff members who were"shot and killed in [an] CRS vehicle in the Amhara region" where tensions are rising after protests broke out last Friday against the federal government's decision toChuol Tongyik, a security manager, and Amare Kindeya, a driver with the CRS were killed"as they were returning to Addis Abeba from an assignment," CRC said in a statement on Monday.
"The depth of our shock and sorrow is difficult to measure and we are saddened over this senseless violence. CRS is a humanitarian agency dedicated to serving the most vulnerable people in Ethiopia," said Zemede Zewdie, CRS country representative in Ethiopia."CRS reiterates our commitment to continue working in support of the people in Ethiopia."
The killing of the two CRC staff happed as protests continued spreading across several cities and towns of the Amhara region after the official announcement on Thursday 06 April evening triggered a backlash in the region where protesters began taking to the streets since Friday. In parts of the region protesters also blockaded the movements of federal defense forces leading to tense stand-off. Similarly members of the region's special forces left camps in protest, leading to the Amhara regional state government to issue a statement calling on the members of the special forces"toDespite the backlashes however the federal government showed no sign of reversing its decision as of yet." and it will be done so"even if" there is a price to be paid.
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