On 4 October 2022, the Ethiopian National Defense Force launched an airstrike at a school housing internally displaced people in the town of Adi Daero in La'ilay Adiyabo, killing more than 50 and injuring at least 70 others.[1] According to Tigrayan authorities and some witnesses the death toll was at least 65. The attack is one of the deadliest in the Tigray War.[2]
| Adi Daero school airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of Tigray War | |
| Type | Airstrike |
| Location | 14°18′43″N 38°10′23″E / 14.312°N 38.173°E |
| Date | 4 October 2022 |
| Executed by |  Ethiopian Air Force |
| Casualties | 50-65+ internally displaced people killed 70+ injured |
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Response
editIn January, the United Nations reportedly sent a letter to Ethiopia's government, informing them of locations being used to house IDPs, including the school in Adi Daero.[1] Billene Seyoum, the spokesperson of Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, did not comment on the letter.[1]
See also
edit- Dedebit Elementary School airstrike (January 2022)
- Mekelle kindergarten airstrike (August 2022)
References
edit- ^ a b c Ross, Aaron (5 October 2022). Heinrich, Mark (ed.). "U.N. told Ethiopia in January that school hit in air strike housed displaced people -humanitarian sources".
- ^ Heinrich, Mark, ed. (5 October 2022). "More than 50 killed in northern Ethiopia air strike -aid workers and Tigray forces". Reuters. Reporting by Nairobi Newsroom.
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