Ethiopia, four Orthodox monks kidnapped and killed. Armed men linked to Oromo rebel groups attacked the Zequala monastery, 50 kilometers from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where they abducted and subsequently killed four monks.
This was reported by the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need. "The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has put forward the hypothesis that the Oomo Liberation Army group has a clandestine link with the regional government authorities of Oromia to target members of the Christian Orthodox Church in the region"