Ethiopia commission says Tigray youth group killed 600 civilians in 9 Nov attack | News24

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Ethiopia commission says Tigray youth group killed 600 civilians in 9 Nov attack | News24

A Tigrayan youth group stabbed, strangled, and bludgeoned to death at least 600 civilians with the collusion of local security forces during a massacre in the town of Mai Kadra.

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