The humanitarian organization Catholic Relief Services (CRS) said in a statement this Monday, has two employees deceased the weekend after the hit From a vehicle in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. CRS said the victims were 37-year-old Chuol Tongyik, who has been working as security director since December 2022; and Amare Kindeya, 43, who has been chauffeur for the organization since 2019.
Details of the incident are unknown, but the agency points out that they were both returning to the capital, Addis Ababa, when they were shot on Sunday, according to a statement. Zemede Zewdie, representative of the humanitarian organization in Ethiopia, offered condolences to the families of the deceased and reiterated the organization’s commitment to continue working in support of the Ethiopian people. “The depth of our shock and pain is difficult to quantify, and we are saddened by this senseless violence… These colleagues were an integral part of the CRS team and the wider community of aid workers,” Zemede said.
It happened at the same time as this event. Demonstrations in various cities in the region On the occasion of the government’s decision to dissolve and reintegrate regional special forces.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said authorities will “take appropriate measures” against anyone who “deliberately played a distraction” in efforts to liquidate these forces, the most notorious case of which is the region’s special forces. Army against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) during the two-year war in Tigray (north).
According to the news of the ‘Addis Standard’ newspaper, in recent days Clashes between government security forces and civilians, as well as between regional special forces and members of the Army.