Hawzen massacre (1988)

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]

Hawzen massacre
Part of the Ethiopian Civil War
The marketplace at Hawzen, the area targeted
LocationHawzen, Socialist Ethiopia
Date22 June 1988
TargetTigrayans
Deaths2,500
Perpetrators

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Ethiopia: Reckoning under the Law" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. p. 8.
  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. ^ "A political history of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (1975-1991)" (PDF). Virje Universiteit Amsterdam. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. ^ Philip Briggs, Ethiopia - (Bradt Travel Guide 8th Edition) (Bradt Travel Guide, 2018), pp. 350. ISBN 978-1841629223