The Ethiopian government subsequently urged residents of Tigray to stay away from military facilities, saying it intended to “take actions to target the military forces”. It was not clear if there were any military facilities nearby. Fasika Amdeslasie, a surgeon at Ayder Hospital, said a colleague at Mekelle Hospital told him it had received three more bodies – a mother and her child and another unidentified person – bringing the total number of dead to seven. In January, a drone strike killed 56 people and injured 30, including children, in a camp for displaced people in Dedebit, according to witnesses. War erupted in Tigray in November 2020 and spread to the neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara a year ago.

Source: Ethiopian News August 27, 2022 16:23 UTC