Scores killed as fundametalists set church on fire (EthioMedia)

JIMMA, Southern Ethiopia - An unknown number of people have been killed and others wounded when a group of Islamic fundamentalists set a church on fire, and butchered the faithful to death with matchetes and knives, according to email messages that reached Ethiomedia on Sunday. Following are the messages that earnestly call on leaders of the two great religions (Islam and Christianity) to resolve the crisis immediately before the situation gets out of hand, and wreaks further havoc on communities that have lived harmoniously for generations. Read more..