Violence between rival Islamic groups at a mosque in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara regional state left 33 people injured.
A witness told journalists that the mosque violence involved members of an Al-Ahbash Islamic sect and members of a mainstream Islamic sect.
The chief police inspector at Kombolcha city police department, Amhara regional state, Yalelet Zegeye, said the violence occurred on Thursday afternoon when a dispute between two rival groups about ownership of a mosque and its finances turned violent.
Zegeye said 11 people sustained heavy injuries and 22 others light injuries. Ten people have been arrested in connection with the violence.
Source: Xinhua/NAN
