The Massacre at She'eb

12 May, 1988

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Ethiopian soldiers round up all the residents of Sheib for a meeting in the center of town and massacre 400 of them - most of them women and children

Massacre at Sheib Massacre at Sheib

Ethiopian soldiers arrive at Sheib led by tanks. Round all the villagers for a meeting in the center of town and massacre 400 of them, mostly women and children, with about 80 of them run over by tanks.

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