Ethiopia’s prime minister fingers Tigray forces in massacre of civilians

Ethiopia’s prime minister has accused forces in the northern Tigray region of carrying out a massacre of civilians.

Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopian federal troops had liberated the western part of Tigray in a victory for the innocent civilians of Mai-Kadra that were brutally massacred.

In a separate statement, Mr Abiy also said bodies of members of the army, who were shot while their hands and legs were tied, had been found.

Tigrayan officials have Deny the atrocities.