Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed says that "citizens in the Oromia region’s Qellen Wellega area have come under a massacre" by the Oromo Liberation Army. Lobbyists say that 150–160 Amhara civilians have been killed.
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July 4, 2022 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The government of Uzbekistan says 18 people have been killed and 243 others injured as protests appear to stabilise in Karakalpakstan, though concerns over the possibility of ethnic conflict remain.
Twenty-two people are killed and many others injured during a raid by insurgents in Kossi Province, Burkina Faso.
Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
El Salvador suspends classes as Hurricane Bonnie passes through Central America. Deaths have been reported in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Italian prime minister Mario Draghi declares a state of emergency in five regions of Northern Italy due to a severe drought in the Po Valley.
Health and environment
Weightlifter Reanna Solomon dies from COVID-19, becoming Nauru's first recorded fatality of the pandemic.
Law and crime
Six people are killed and more than two dozen others injured in a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, United States, during an Independence Day parade. The suspected gunman is later taken into custody in nearby Lake Forest.
One person is killed and four others injured in a mass shooting outside a nightclub in Sacramento, California, United States.
Politics and elections
Papua New Guineans go to the polls to elect their new government in a heavily guarded election.
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