The airstrike which landed on a residential area killed several children and destroyed many houses and small business centres in the region.
The Ethiopian Government has reportedly launched a new airstrike on Tigray region’s capital of Mekelle against rebel targets in the war-battled region on Friday.
The airstrike which landed on a residential area killed several children and destroyed many houses and small business centres in the region.
This was announced by Tigrai Television via its verified Twitter handle.
"The airstrike landed in a kindergarten in Mekelle killing several children. The target included a residential area, hotel, and small businesses around," the tweet added.
In October 2021, Ethopian government said it bombed weapons caches in the regional capital Mekelle and the town of Agbe which lies about 80km (50 miles) to the west.
The air raids mark a sharp escalation in the near yearlong conflict in northern Ethiopia pitting government forces and their allies against the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Tigray’s once-dominant governing party.
Government spokesman, Legesse Tulu revealed this to journalists, claiming the attack targeted “facilities that TPLF have turned into arms construction and repair armaments sites”.
At least 14 people were injured in the air attacks in Mekelle and three were in critical condition, Hayelom Kebede, the former director of Tigray’s flagship Ayder Referral Hospital, told The Associated Press.