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Event #6,173 · 28 Oct 2026

Residents reported that police arrested over 50 people who attended funerals and helped wounded victims following recent armed attacks in Shirka woreda that killed at least 48 people.

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Shirka, Arsi, Oromia
7.588, 39.542 · approximate location
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