Ethiopian military says only combatants hit in Tigray air strike

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Only combatants, not civilians, were struck in an air strike this week in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the country's military spokesman said on Thursday.

Colonel Getnet Adane told Reuters in an interview in Addis Ababa that the combatants in the town of Togoga were dressed in civilian clothes.

The military spokesman said the combatants were not inside the market, but had gathered in the town to commemorate the anniversary of the bombing of another town in Tigray, Hawzen, in 1988. That attack, by Ethiopia's then-ruling Communist leaders, killed hundreds of people and is widely commemorated in Tigray.The military has been battling forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front , the region's former ruling party, since November.

The remarks were the first acknowledgement by the military of the air strike, which came after residents said new fighting had flared in recent days north of Tigray's regional capital Mekelle.

 

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Yes I agree!!..Tplf insurgents dressed like civilians and hide in the busy market area!..For there blame game they can even kill 3 years children to get the attention of the media!!

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