UN condemns Ethiopia air raid on kindergarten as fighting escalatesFour people killed, including two childrenAPBy AFP Published: Sun 28 Aug 2022, 12:18 AMThe UN on Saturday condemned a deadly Ethiopian air strike on a kindergarten in war-torn Tigray as fighting between rebels and government forces intensified along the region's border. The air raid on the city of Mekele came just days after fighting returned to Ethiopia's north, shattering a five-month truce and dimming hopes of peace talks to end the brutal war. On Friday, as conflict on the ground escalated, an air strike on Mekele killed at least four people including two children, an official at the city's biggest hospital told AFP. "UNICEF strongly condemns the air strike," said UNICEF chief Catherine Russell. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, himself from Tigray, described the air strike as "barbaric" and "horrifying".

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