- HRW alleges that Saudi guards killed hundreds of migrants
- Heavy weaponry, explosive devices used to repel migrants
Ethiopia said it would investigate a report that border guards from Saudi Arabia, a close ally, have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers attempting to cross into the Gulf state from Yemen since March 2022.
US-based Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Monday that Saudi authorities used explosives and guns to kill hundreds of Ethiopians, including women and children, as part of a “widespread and systematic pattern” that could amount to a crime