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Correction on
Ona Day.
Saleh Gadi (December 1st, 2004)
Selam,
Thanks for chronicling the massacres. Good job. However, I would like to
correct you on the following:
"On that fateful day, Ona, only 2 km from Keren, was full of people from
different places because other villagers and people from neary Keren
were there invited for two memorial events (“tezkars”) honouring two
previous deaths."
There was no Tezkar during the Ona massacre as far as I know. The
accusation by the Ethiopian army ( commanded by colonel Welana), was
that the night before, the village hosted a band of "wenbedie".
The significance of the Day is that it was the First Day of EID and the
villageres were dressed in white and most of them had just come home
after the Eid prayer ready to celbrate. The killing started at about
8:30 in the morning with bombing the Forto, then the infatry, composed
of commandos and Tor Serawit, walked into the village chasing the
villagers. All this was witnessed by the Secondary school students who
were in the school. The bodies of the massacred were mostly dressed in
new clothes. I am an eye witness and I was there: I saw the killingof
the martyrs and I was there when it was finnally allowed to bury them
after about four days. Please correct.
Thank you
Saleh Gadi
Editor's Comment:
Thank you Saleh Gadi for
pointing out this additional information.
December 1st,
1970 coincided with Tuesday 2 Shawal 1390 A.H., which is the second day
of Edi-Alfatr. So, your assertion that it was an Eid day is proven to be
right by the Hijry Conversion Program.
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Gregorian-Hijri Dates Converter
You entered: 1 / 12 / 1970
The conversion result is: Tuesday 2 SHawwal 1390 A.H.
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