The oppressive kingdom's border with Yemen is a 'killing field' for Ethiopians fleeing conflict and drought, Human Rights Watch say.
The Saudi-Yemeni border was described as a ‘killing field’ for desperate Ethiopian migrants
The watchdog accused Saudi forces of deliberately targeting unarmed men, women and children with machine gun fire and explosives. In a report based on first-hand testimony from survivors, Human Rights Watch described a ‘widespread and systematic’ pattern of killings. A 14-year-old girl named only as Hamdiya told the watchdog: ‘We were fired on repeatedly. I saw people killed in a way I have never imagined.
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