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Killings in Axum by Eritrea troops ‘may amount to war crimes’ (AlJazeera News)
Killings in Axum by Eritrea troops ‘may amount to war crimes’
Amnesty says in new report that hundreds of civilians were killed by Eritrean troops in Ethiopian town of Axum last November.
![On November 28 and 29, Eritrean troops killed hundreds of civilians in a 'coordinated and systematic' manner in order 'to terrorize the population into submission' [File: Nariman El-Mofty/AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AP_21036385604494.jpg?resize=770%2C513)
26 Feb 2021
The killings of hundreds of civilians by Eritrean troops in the ancient Ethiopian town of Axum in November last year amounted to “a series of human rights and humanitarian law violations”, according to Amnesty International.