The Al-Hidaya Mosque massacre occurred on April 19, 2008, when

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n soldiers reportedly killed 21 people in

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. According to several witnesses, Ethiopian soldiers stormed a mosque and killed several occupants. 11 bodies were later found, some with their throat slit and others shot to death. Of the 11 dead victims, nine were regular congregants at the mosque and reportedly were part of the Tabliiq wing of

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Tabliiq official Shiekh Abdi-kheyr Isse said the Ethiopians had "slaughtered" the clerics. "The first person they thiopian soldierskilled was Sheikh Said Yahya, the

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," a witness said, adding that the late Imam opened the mosque door after the soldiers knocked.

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Deadly Somalia mosque raid deplored
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hidaya Mosque massacre Somalia War (2006–2009) Massacres in religious buildings and structures Massacres in Somalia Massacres in 2008 April 2008 events in Africa Attacks on mosques in Africa 2008 murders in Somalia April 2008 crimes Massacres of Muslims 2000s crimes in Mogadishu Massacres committed by Ethiopia Ethiopian war crimes during the Somali Civil War

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