TPLF cameras captured the attack as it happened, and afterwards, went onto the ground recording, in graphic detail, the results of the air raid. Ethiopia's public opinion differs as to the role played by TPLF in the creation of this event. Former TPLF leader Aregawi Berhe claims the attack was made at the direction, or at least tacit permission, of Legesse Asfaw, who had been appointed Chief Martial Law Administrator for Tigray the previous month. A memorial currently stands to commemorate the dead. Demographics In 1938, the town counted 2471 inhabitants. Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Hawzen has an estimated total population of 5,638 of whom 2,616 are men and 3,022 are women. The 1994 census reported it had a total population of 3,250 of whom 1,393 were men and 1,857 were women. Notes Populated places in the Tigray Region