Ethiopia's Oromiya region accuses OLA rebels of killing 'many' people

FILE PHOTO: Women walk in Dubluk camp for the people internally displaced by drought in Dubluk town, Oromiya region, Ethiopia March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The government of Ethiopia's largest region, Oromiya, on Saturday accused the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebel group of killing "many civilians" in attacks that followed the failure of peace talks in Tanzania.

At least 36 people were killed when unidentified attackers struck three villages in Oromiya's Shirka district on Nov. 24 and 27, residents told Reuters.