"Death toll raised to 10," Kibrom Gebreselassie, a senior official at Ayder Referral Hospital in Mekele, told AFP via text message. Renewed combatThe reported attack followed another drone strike on Tuesday on Mekele University, which Tigrayan authorities said caused injuries and property damage. Dimtsi Weyane, a TV network run by Tigrayan authorities, said its station was also hit on Tuesday, forcing it off air and "causing heavy human and material damage". It was the first official comment by the government after the Tigrayan authorities said they were ready to negotiate. The government has accused the TPLF of staging civilian deaths from air strikes to manufacture outrage, and insists it only targets military sites.

Source: Ethiopian News September 15, 2022 00:48 UTC