UN slams airstrike in Ethiopia that 'hit kindergarten' (DW)
UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike in Ethiopia's Tigray region that allegedly hit a kindergarten, killing at least two children.
The United Nations children's agency UNICEF has denounced an airstrike that "hit a kindergarten" in Ethiopia's Tigray region, leaving at least four people, including two children dead.
In a statement published Saturday, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said that the agency "strongly condemns" the air strike that took place a day before in Mekele, the capital of the northern Tigray region.
Russell stressed that the children of Ethiopia are at risk once again amid the escalating violence and called all parties to "agree to an immediate cessation of hostilities."
"Yet again, an escalation of violence in northern Ethiopia has caused children to pay the heaviest price. For almost two years, children and their families in the region have endured the agony of this conflict. It must end," her statement said.
Friday's strike came days after fighting between government forces and Tigrayan fighters resumed in the region's southern border. Putting an end to a five-month truce.
Until the strike on Friday, fighting was mostly taking place near Tigray's southeastern border.
Government forces accused of targeting civilian infrastructure
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