ADDIS ABABA, March 4, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Four children were killed in southern Djibouti in an explosion, authorities said late Tuesday, with a human rights group saying it was a drone strike. The children died in an explosion in the Dhikil region in Afar, public prosecutor Hassan Mohamed Hassan said in a statement, calling it a tragic event. The LDDH said the children were tending livestock when the incident took place and that six others were wounded, one seriously. It noted this is the "sixth drone attack in this region against nomadic populations in the space of six months". A team has been deployed to the scene to determine the cause of the explosion, prosecutor Hassan added.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 04, 2026 07:05 UTC