An air strike on a children’s play area killed at least seven people in the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Friday, medical officials there said, the first such attack after a four-month old ceasefire collapsed this week. The officials said three children were among the dead but a a federal government spokesman denied any civilian casualties. Tigrai Television, controlled by the regional authorities, blamed the federal government for the strike. It was not clear if there were any military facilities nearby. In January, a drone strike killed 56 people and injured 30, including children, in a camp for displaced people in Dedebit, according to witnesses.

Source: Ethiopian News August 27, 2022 19:13 UTC