The attack marked the first time Eritrean refugees were targeted outside Tigray, where the war began, and was the first such assault on Eritrean refugees belonging to the ethnic Afar minority. "Ethiopia is no longer a safe place for Eritrean refugees –- that's quite clear." - 'War crimes' -Eritrean refugees have a long history in northern Ethiopia, first arriving in 2000 towards the end of a two-year border war that killed tens of thousands. Before the current conflict broke out, some 113,000 Eritrean refugees were registered in Tigray and Afar, according to the UN. "We have a special duty to Eritrean refugees, who have no one in their corner, who have no one protecting them."

Source: Ethiopian News February 28, 2022 18:21 UTC