Gunmen kill Chinese national in Ethiopia

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead one Chinese national in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia confirmed on Tuesday.

The incident happened on Monday evening when nine Chinese nationals were attacked in the Gebre Guracha town in the northern part of the Oromia region.

Oromia is about 160 kilometres from Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.

The gunmen shot one of them dead eventually, the embassy said in a statement.

Even though large-scale military conflicts have stopped in Ethiopia, ethnic and religious conflicts remain acute in some parts of the country.

In the border areas between Oromia and other regions, in particular, armed attacks, kidnappings, robberies and other vicious cases have occurred frequently.

these are causing a large number of casualties and posing high-security risks.

The Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia called on Chinese citizens and institutions in the East African country to be vigilant and avoid negligence.

It also urged them to build a strong security awareness, stay away from high-risk areas and not travel to or pass through high-risk areas. (Xinhua)