In Ethiopia, mobs torch mosques and churches.

Three churches were also burned down, according to the president of the Orthodox Church's administrative body in Site, southern Ethiopia, in what looks to be retaliation strikes for the earlier violence.

In Ethiopia, mobs torch mosques and churches.

Mobs allegedly set fire to mosques and churches in several locations across northern and southern Ethiopia on Thursday.

On Tuesday in Gondar, Amhara region, violence erupted when at least 20 Muslims were killed and hundreds more injured while attending a burial of a local religious figure.

Four mosques were burned, according to a regional Islamic Affairs official.

Three churches were also burned down, according to the president of the Orthodox Church's administrative body in Site, southern Ethiopia, in what looks to be retaliation strikes for the earlier violence.

According to the administration, 280 people have been arrested in connection with the Gondar violence.

It has warned that anyone involved in extending tensions to neighboring cities will face severe punishment.

Muslims in Addis Ababa's capital, Meskel Square, have planned a huge gathering late Friday to break their fast in protest of the killings.

Muslims account for about 34% of Ethiopia's population of around 115 million people.