Human rights group Amnesty International said it had confirmed cases of mass killings in Ethiopia’s troubled north.
The conflict in Tigray region started after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military operation against Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) last month.
The Prime Minister accused TPLF of attacking a military camp hosting federal troops – claims the TPLF deny.
The fighting has forced at thousands of civilians to cross the border into Sudan, according to the UN.
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Amnesty International now says that it had confirmed that hundreds of people were stabbed or hacked to death in the town of Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) on 9th November.
The human rights group said it had seen and digitally verified gruesome photographs and videos of bodies strewn across Mai-Kadra town or being carried away on stretchers.
Amnesty further explained that the victims appeared to be laborers not involved in the conflict. It is not clear where they came from.
Some witnesses said the attacks were carried out by forces loyal to the TPLF after they had been defeated by federal troops in an area called Lugdi.
Getting independently verified information about the situation in Tigray is difficult because phone lines and internet services are down.
Prime Minister Abiy accused forces loyal to Tigray’s leaders of carrying out the mass killings, while the TPLF has denied any involvement.
Meanwhile Ethiopia’s human rights commission said it would send a team to investigate the mass killings.
Related: Ethiopia shuts down phone, internet services to Tigray region
