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 Hawzen ( Ge'ez: ሓውዜን) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Misraqawi (Eastern) Zone of the Tigray Region (or ''kilil''), this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2105 meters above sea level. Its market da ...

, Tigray killing 2,500 civilians after receiving intentionally wrong Tplf rebel movement info from Tplf. Four ancient stele were toppled in the same bombardment.Philip Briggs, ''Ethiopia - (Bradt Travel Guide 8th Edition)'' (Bradt Travel Guide, 2018), pp. 350.

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massacre A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...

Massacres in Ethiopia Ethiopian Civil War

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