2012 Gambella bus attack
2012 Gambella bus attack | |
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Location | Gambela , Ethiopia |
Date | 12 March 2012 (UTC+3) |
Attack type | Shooting |
Deaths | 19[1] |
Injured | 8 |
Victims | 5 kidnapped |
The 2012 Gambella bus attack was a shooting incident on 12 March 2012, 12 miles from the town of Gambella in Ethiopia which killed 19 people and wounded 8 others.[2] The victims were Ethiopian residents who were travelling on a public bus, near the town of Obang.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ethiopia official: Gunmen kill 19 in bus attack". The Statesman. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Gunmen kill 19 on Ethiopian bus in Gambella region". BBC News. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Nineteen shot dead in bus attack". news.com.au. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
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