An air strike killed at least four people, including two children, in the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Friday, the head of a hospital in the city said.
Tigrai Television, controlled by the regional authorities, said the strike in Mekelle happened at around 0940 GMT and blamed it on the federal government. No other military aircraft are known to operate in Ethiopian airspace.
Kibrom Gebreselassie, the chief executive of Ayder Hospital, said the strike had hit a children's playground. It was not immediately clear if there were any military facilities nearby. War erupted in Tigray in November 2020 and spread to the neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara a year ago. Last November, Tigrayan forces marched towards Addis Ababa, but were driven back by a government offensive that month.
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