According to authorities in the region in northern Ethiopia and aid workers, Ethiopian aircraft bombed Mekele, the capital of Tigray. At a time when the government pledged to act against military installations in Tigray.
“The plane dropped bombs on a residential area and a kindergarten in Mekele. Civilians were killed and wounded,” said Kindia Gebrekhyut, a spokesman for the Tigrayan rebels.
Two humanitarian sources also told AFP that they had been briefed about the Mikkeli airstrike without providing further details.
The Ethiopian government has announced that it will “remain fully prepared for unconditional discussion but will launch operations against armed forces … hostile to peace”, urging “people living in the Tigray region to stay away from installations” containing military equipment. or educational institutions.
Source: AFP