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Hawzen massacre (1988)

Hawzen massacre (1988)

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The Hawzen massacre was a massacre committed by Derg Forces on 22 June 1988. on that day Ethiopian Mig and helicopter gunships bombed the market in Hawzen, Tigray killing 2,500 civilians.[1][2][3]

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Four ancient stele were toppled in the same bombardment.[4]

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  1. [1]
    "Ethiopia: Reckoning under the Law" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. p. 8.
  2. [2]
    Human Rights Watch, 24 July 1991: ETHIOPIA - "Mengistu has Decided to Burn Us like Wood" - Bombing of Civilians and Civilian Targets by the Air Force
  3. [3]
    "A political history of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (1975-1991)" (PDF). Virje Universiteit Amsterdam. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. [4]
    Philip Briggs, Ethiopia - (Bradt Travel Guide 8th Edition) (Bradt Travel Guide, 2018), pp. 350. ISBN 978-1841629223

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