Reports, footage of Tigray executions are 'deeply disturbing,' US senator says after CNN investigation

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Saturday, April 03, 2021 02:27:15 PM UTC

US Sen. Chris Coons calls "deeply disturbing" reports and footage of executions in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

"New reports and footage emerging from Tigray of extrajudicial killings, murders of civilians, sexual and gender-based violence, and forced displacement are deeply disturbing," Coons, a Delaware Democrat, tweeted Saturday.

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Reports, footage of Tigray executions are 'deeply disturbing,' US senator says after CNN investigation

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