Fano

But in Italy, it is known as the “Athlete of Fano,” for the small seaside town on the Adriatic off whose waters Italian fishermen discovered the statue in 1964.

It is one of the worst episodes of violence in the Amhara region since last August, when powerful local Fano militias began a rebellion against the government's plans to disarm them.

After a peace deal was agreed in Tigray, the authorities announced that Fano and other militias would be disarmed.

Fano do not want their forces to be disbanded because they fear it would leave them exposed to attacks from neighbouring regions.

Both the US and the European Union have expressed their concerns at the move, which comes amid intense ongoing fighting between Fano militias and the army.