Hitsats massacre
The Hitsats massacre was a massacre at Hitsats refugee camp on or around 19 November 2020 during the Tigray War. The civilians killed were 300 Eritrean refugees, according to Europe External Programme with Africa (EEPA), and five humanitarian workers, according to The New York Times, Associated Press, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Hitsats massacre | |
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Part of the Tigray War | |
Location | Hitsats refugee camp, Tigray Region, Ethiopia |
Date | 19 November 2020 |
Target | Eritrean refugees |
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Deaths | 300 |
Perpetrators | Eritrean Defence Forces Tigrayan militias |
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