TPLF Terrorists Fired Rockets That Hit Bahir-Dar and Gondar Cities
Posted: 14 Nov 2020, 03:04
Ethiopia Accuses Tigray Forces of Firing Rocket Towards Two Cities in Neighbouring Region
Earlier Reuters reported that two explosions had hit the Ethiopian cities of Bahir Dar and Gondar in the northern state of Amhara amid the escalation of tensions in the nearby state of Tigray.
A rocket was fired at the direction of Bahir Dar and Gondar in Ethiopia's Amhara state, which neighbours the Tigray region where the national defence force is fighting local troops, late on Friday, according to the government's emergency task force.
The statement added that the attack had caused damage to an airport at Gondar. There's no information about casualties so far.
The Ethiopian government has accused Tigray forces of behing behind the rocket attack.
Earlier, Amhara's communication office and the state's news service said that two explosions occurred in Bahir Dar and Gondat late on Friday. It also added that investigations had been launched to determine whether the blasts were linked to the ongoing tensions in Tigray.
Last week, Ethiopia's central government accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling party in the northern Tigray region, of attacking a local military base, a charge that the party denies. Ensuing clashes led to multiple casualties on both sides.
The Ethiopian armed forces later launched an operation in the defiant region. The prime minister's office announced a state of emergency in Tigray for a period of six months in light of "illegal and violent activities [that are] endangering the constitution and constitutional order" and the impossibility of control and prevention via regular law enforcement mechanisms.
On Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned that the conflict in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, with reported mass killings and the region's suspected blockade, risks getting out of control and spilling across the border.
Citing a report by Amnesty International in which the watchdog claimed mass killings in the Mai-Kadra town in Tigray's southwest, the UN human rights chief called for a full inquiry and said that if verified, these killings would "of course amount to war crimes".
"However, the first priority right now must be to stop the fighting and prevent any further atrocities from taking place", she added.
https://sputniknews.com/africa/20201114 ... --reports/
Earlier Reuters reported that two explosions had hit the Ethiopian cities of Bahir Dar and Gondar in the northern state of Amhara amid the escalation of tensions in the nearby state of Tigray.
A rocket was fired at the direction of Bahir Dar and Gondar in Ethiopia's Amhara state, which neighbours the Tigray region where the national defence force is fighting local troops, late on Friday, according to the government's emergency task force.
The statement added that the attack had caused damage to an airport at Gondar. There's no information about casualties so far.
The Ethiopian government has accused Tigray forces of behing behind the rocket attack.
In the late hours of Nov. 13, 2020, a rocket was fired towards Bahir Dar & Gondar cities. As a result, the airport areas have sustained damages. The TPLF junta is utilising the last of the weaponry within its arsenals. Details of the incident is currently under investigation.
— Ethiopia State of Emergency Fact Check (@SOEFactCheck) November 14, 2020
Earlier, Amhara's communication office and the state's news service said that two explosions occurred in Bahir Dar and Gondat late on Friday. It also added that investigations had been launched to determine whether the blasts were linked to the ongoing tensions in Tigray.
Last week, Ethiopia's central government accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling party in the northern Tigray region, of attacking a local military base, a charge that the party denies. Ensuing clashes led to multiple casualties on both sides.
The Ethiopian armed forces later launched an operation in the defiant region. The prime minister's office announced a state of emergency in Tigray for a period of six months in light of "illegal and violent activities [that are] endangering the constitution and constitutional order" and the impossibility of control and prevention via regular law enforcement mechanisms.
The TPLF has been in opposition to the incumbent government. In September, it asked the cabinet to hold local elections, which were earlier postponed over COVID-19. After getting a rejection, the party organised elections on its own which the central government never recognised as legitimate.According to the prime minister's office, the TPLF have sought weapons to arm paramilitary troops in the region "in the past few weeks." The prime minister's office also accused the party of provocations and incitement to violence "over the past months," such as dressing their forces in military uniforms resembling those of neighboring Eritrea in a bid to conduct false-flagged interventions.
On Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned that the conflict in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, with reported mass killings and the region's suspected blockade, risks getting out of control and spilling across the border.
Citing a report by Amnesty International in which the watchdog claimed mass killings in the Mai-Kadra town in Tigray's southwest, the UN human rights chief called for a full inquiry and said that if verified, these killings would "of course amount to war crimes".
"However, the first priority right now must be to stop the fighting and prevent any further atrocities from taking place", she added.
https://sputniknews.com/africa/20201114 ... --reports/