Sitting in their home in a rural area outside of the historic Ethiopian city of Axum, they were interrupted by Eritrean soldiers storming in. Amnesty International has called the Axum killings, which took place Nov. 28 and 29, a “massacre” in a new report. My cousin was found after four days and they identified him using his identification card,” he added, making his cousin the third family member allegedly killed by Eritrean soldiers. “I hope to get justice for my parents and my family.”‘Hundreds, hundreds of people’The Amnesty International report details the systematic killing of hundreds of civilians in Axum, in the country’s Tigray region. She said she heard consistent accounts of Eritrean soldiers going door to door killing mostly men.

Source: Ethiopian News February 27, 2021 07:36 UTC