Addis Ababa (AFP) – The capital of the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray was hit by an air strike around midnight Tuesday, Tigray rebels and hospital officials said, the latest such attack reported in just a few days. Advertising Read moreThe bombings came after a resumption of fighting on the ground between government forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) last week. "Mekele Hospital among the targets and at least three bombs dropped." At least four people including children were killed Friday in the first air strike on Mekele in many months, an attack condemned by the UN children's agency UNICEF. The TPLF mounted a comeback, recapturing most of Tigray in June 2021 and expanding into Afar and Amhara, before the fighting reached a stalemate.

Source: Ethiopian News August 31, 2022 06:17 UTC