Four people, including two children, were killed in an Ethiopian airstrike in the capital of the northern Tigray region, a hospital official said on Friday. Gebreselassie said nine people had been injured in the strike which hit a children's playground in the city. Tigray rebels and government have different versions of eventsTigrayan rebels accused the air force of hitting a residential area and a kindergarten, while the Ethiopian government said it was "targeting only military sites." The fighting has killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions of people, with half of the Tigray region facing severe food shortages. Additionally, most of the people living in Tigray have had no access to telephone or internet services for over a year.

Source: Ethiopian News August 27, 2022 22:10 UTC