NAIROBI (Reuters) -An air strike has hit near a hospital in the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, said the head of another hospital which received casualties, less than a week after fighting shattered a four-month ceasefire. Kibrom Gebreselassie, chief executive of Ayder General Hospital, tweeted that an area near Mekelle General Hospital had been hit late on Tuesday. Political Cartoons on World Leaders View All 171 ImagesGetachew Reda, the TPLF spokesperson, said on Twitter that at least three bombs had been dropped and that the Mekelle hospital was among the targets. The latest strike follows a hit on a children's play area on Friday that killed seven people, including women and children. He underscored the devastation in the region, which has not had banking, phone or electricity services for more than a year.

Source: Ethiopian News August 31, 2022 06:33 UTC