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internet connection in the city. They stated that indiscriminate artillery shelling targeted not only military areas, but also civilian neighborhoods, ended up killing 27 civilians (including a 4 year old child) and wounded around 100. The hospital staff provided pictures of their patients (including infants) having many shrapnel wounds.
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The found that, following the shelling that was launched in the early hours, continuing into the evening of 28 November 2020, more than 15 civilian facilities, including public institutions located in Mekelle, were struck by artillery shells, resulting in at least 29 civilian deaths,
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claimed that they were bombarding the city with artillery. Ambulances rushed through the streets picking up dead and wounded after Ethiopian government artillery strikes. Doctors in Mekelle sent text messages on the condition of anonymity to avoid reprisals from the government by using a rare
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including three (3) children. At least 34 civilians were injured. Witnesses mentioned that the attacks appeared to come from the direction of Mesebo mountains, which they claimed at the time were under the control of the ENDF.
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The "Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation" mentions 28 victims, of which one has been formally identified.
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A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
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2020 massacre in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, as part of Tigray War
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The Ethiopian government denied bombarding the city with artillery.
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Mekelle is located in Tigray Region
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