At least 27 civilians were killed by Ethiopian troops this past week in the North Shoa and North Gojam zones of the Amhara region, BBC Amharic reported.

The killings were carried out on Monday, June 25, and Wednesday, June 27, resulting in the deaths of more than 27 civilians, the BBC reported citing witnesses.

Fifteen of them were killed and four others wounded in an attack by government troops on Wednesday in Shola Meda, a small village outside Debre Sinai, in the Tarma Ber woreda of the North Shewa Zone, according to witnesses. A survivor recounted to the BBC that the incident took place shortly before midday at the Agam Ber Megentia area of the village, where farmers gathered to collect fertilizers were killed.”Between nine and 12 soldiers came directly and opened fire at the fertilizer store,” the eyewitness recounted, noting that farmers waiting to collect fertilizer, including himself, were targeted. The witness also reportedly stated that “army members” broke into a café named Mamush and killed eight of its patrons. Witnesses said that a 14-year-old boy was among those shot.

In another attack, civilians were killed on Monday in Adet town, located in the North Gojjam Zone of the Amhara region. Town residents told the BBC that 11 civilians were killed by uniformed government forces in what they described as a revenge attack. According to witnesses, the civilians were killed following clashes between government forces and Fano, a militia in the surrounding Amhara region, where the government forces reportedly suffered a heavy defeat. The killings took place after the Fano militants had left the town, and government forces accused villagers of providing information to the militants. “When Fano controlled the town for a day and then left, government soldiers began shooting at everyone they could find out of anger over their defeat,” said a resident of Adet, discussing the killings and noting that 11 people were killed.

The Ethiopian government has not commented on the killings.