Attacks on ancient religious sites in Ethiopia kill hundreds, reports say
A church that claims to contain the ark of the covenant and one of Africa’s oldest mosques have been scenes of mass killing and desecration.
In this Nov. 4, 2013, file photo, the Church of St. Mary of Zion is seen in Aksum, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. After months of conflict, witnesses gave The Associated Press a detailed account of what might be Ethiopia’s deadliest massacre, at the sacred Ethiopian Orthodox church in Aksum. (AP Photo)