Hawzen massacre | |
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Part of the Ethiopian Civil War | |
Location | Hawzen, Socialist Ethiopia |
Date | 22 June 1988 |
Target | Tigrayans |
Deaths | 2,500 |
Perpetrators |
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]
Four ancient stele were toppled in the same bombardment. [4]