Sunday, April 3, 2011

State Dept., UN Silent on Recent Rage in Ethiopia; Two Christians Killed, 69 Churches Destroyed

The Cybercast News Service website reports today (April 3, 2011) that neither the U.S. State Department nor the United Nations has condemned an outbreak of violence in western Ethiopia, led by Muslim radicals.

Since early March, two Christians have been killed, more than 3,000 displaced, and at least 69 churches destroyed.

Also, it appears that leading human rights organizations -- including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Human Rights First -- have not publicly condemned the attacks.

According to Reuters news service, "Local Imams say the incidents were sparked when word came out that Muslim laborers working at a construction site at a Protestant church claimed to have found pages from the Koran used as toilet paper."

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