Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, HRW says


A Red Sea map shows migration route from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia through Yemen, in this handout photo released on August 21, 2023. Human Rights Watch/Handout via REUTERS

(This Aug. 21 story has been refiled to add the dropped word 'to' in paragraph 1)

DUBAI/HARAR, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian border guards have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, including women and children, who attempted to enter the kingdom along its mountainous border with Yemen, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.

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