2012 Gambella bus attack

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2012 Gambella bus attack
Gambela is located in Ethiopia
Gambela
Gambela
Gambela (Ethiopia)
LocationGambela , Ethiopia
Date12 March 2012 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Shooting
Deaths19[1]
Injured8
Victims5 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]

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  1. ^ "Ethiopia official: Gunmen kill 19 in bus attack". The Statesman. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Gunmen kill 19 on Ethiopian bus in Gambella region". BBC News. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Nineteen shot dead in bus attack". news.com.au. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.

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