Second air strike hits capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region killing six – hospital official

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A second air strike hit the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Wednesday killing six people, a hospital official said.

Five bodies were taken to Mekelle hospital, while another was taken to Ayder hospital alongside 10 wounded people, said Fasika Amdeslasie, a surgeon at Ayder, following what he described as a drone strike.

Ethiopian military spokesperson Colonel Getnet Adane and government spokesperson Legesse Tulu did not respond to requests for comment.

(Reporting by Nariobi Newsroom; Writing by Hereward Holland; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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