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19 Oct 2021, 19:43

The Ethiopian government initially denied carrying out the deadly attack in Mekelle, but state media later confirmed the African country’s air force was behind the airstrike.

At least three children were killed and one other person was injured during an airstrike in the capital of the Tigray region in Ethiopia on Monday, the United Nations has said.

A deadly conflict erupted between Tigrayan and Ethiopian government forces nearly a year ago and since November last year, thousands of people have been killed and more than two million citizens have been forced to flee the region.

Tigrai TV, which is controlled by regional ruling party the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), has now accused the Ethiopian government of launching airstrikes on the city of Mekelle on Monday.

Jens Laerke, spokesperson of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), has now reported local health workers saying three children died and another person was injured during the attack.

Mr Laerke told a briefing in Geneva earlier today: "This escalation of the conflict is very alarming."
He said: "Why would the Ethiopian government attack its own city? Mekelle is an Ethiopian city.
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19 Oct 2021, 21:10

sarcasm wrote: ↑

19 Oct 2021, 19:43

The Ethiopian government initially denied carrying out the deadly attack in Mekelle, but state media later confirmed the African country’s air force was behind the airstrike.

At least three children were killed and one other person was injured during an airstrike in the capital of the Tigray region in Ethiopia on Monday, the United Nations has said.

A deadly conflict erupted between Tigrayan and Ethiopian government forces nearly a year ago and since November last year, thousands of people have been killed and more than two million citizens have been forced to flee the region.

Tigrai TV, which is controlled by regional ruling party the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), has now accused the Ethiopian government of launching airstrikes on the city of Mekelle on Monday.

Jens Laerke, spokesperson of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), has now reported local health workers saying three children died and another person was injured during the attack.

Mr Laerke told a briefing in Geneva earlier today: "This escalation of the conflict is very alarming."
He said: "Why would the Ethiopian government attack its own city? Mekelle is an Ethiopian city.
continue reading https://news.sky.com/story/ethiopia-uni ... n-12438374

May be subconsciously they are talking about the Kabul drone attack that killed several innocent aid workers.

https://www.bbc.com/news/58401027