The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) has today issued a statement condemning the recent attack on its followers and parishioners in the Oromia region. The statement was based on a preliminary report by a church delegation that toured the affected areas, and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church reported that sixty-seven parishioners had been killed in riots over the killing of vocalist Hachalu Hundesa.The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) said in a statement that it had inspected the areas affected by the unrest and that more than 67 people had been killed and more than 7,000 displaced by the unrest in Oromia, Harari and Dire Dawa.More than 5 billion birr worth of parishioners’ property was destroyed in the riots, the statement said. In Oromia, Dire Dawa City Administration and other areas, parishioners were brutally killed, their bodies were not buried with dignity, women were raped in front of their husbands, brothers and fathers, according to the report.