OLF is implicated in brutal killings near Dre Dawa. Ethiopian television reported that OLF supporters killed and severely injured several innocent civilians from the towns of Bedeno and Belange by throwing them off from a mountain cliff alive. The victims were also reportedly brutalized by beatings and stabbing. According to the reports, 95 Amarhas, 66 Oromos, 7 Gurages and 6 Tigres listed as victims of this violence.