Hawzen massacre
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 after receiving intentionally wrong TPLG rebel movement info from TPLF.[1][2][3]
| Hawzen massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Ethiopian Civil War | |
 The marketplace at Hawzen, the area targeted | |
| Location | Hawzen, Socialist Ethiopia |
| Date | 22 June 1988 |
| Target | Tigrayans |
| Deaths | 2,500 |
| Perpetrators | |
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See also
References
- "Ethiopia: Reckoning under the Law" (PDF). Human Rights Watch. p. 8.
- 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
- "A political history of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (1975-1991)" (PDF). Virje Universiteit Amsterdam. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- Philip Briggs, Ethiopia - (Bradt Travel Guide 8th Edition) (Bradt Travel Guide, 2018), pp. 350. ISBN 978-1841629223
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