Incident Date
28 October 2021
Civilians reported killed
6 - 10
(5 of which who are named)
Reported Perpetrator
Ethiopian National Defence Force
Doctor reports 10 dead from latest air strike in north Ethiopia war
Ethiopia air raid on Tigray kills 10, including children
Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray kills 10, including children
English News 28 - 10 -2021
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Civilians killed in an airstrike by Ethiopian forces.
An airstrike in a residential area killed at least 3 people, wounding 21 others. The Ethiopian government confirms the attack, but says it hit Mesfin Industrial Engineering, claiming that it is a factory where military equipement was stored. The spokesperson of the Tigray government released a statement saying that among those who killed were 3 children and several other people were injured when the attack destroyed houses in a residential area. A doctor in ayder told Reuters that 10 people were killed in the airstrike and 21 injured were being treated in the hospital.
Tariqua Kebede , 45, female
Million Teshome , 13, male
Teshome Mesfin , 45, male
Natnael Biniyam , 5, male
Gidey Gebreselassie , 45, female