On 24 October, 68 people were arrested after looting and attempting to burn a mosque and church in Adama, according to the city's mayor, in an attempt to "spark ethnic and religious conflict".[1] In Arsi, at least 4 were killed when a factory was attacked, including the owner, his son, and a number of employees.[2] The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church called for peace and condemned the violence in a meeting with government officials.[11] Jawar appealed for calm and claimed that his supporters were re-opening roads, but at the same time told his followers "to sleep with one eye open"; riots continued.[4]