The spokesman for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) that has been fighting the central government,Getachew Reda,said in a tweet on Sunday (AEDT) that “Another callous drone attack by Abiy Ahmed in an IDP[Internally Displaced People] camp in Dedebit had claimed the lives of 56 innocent civilians so far.”
The strike in the town of Dedebit,in the north-west of the region near the border with Eritrea,occurred late on Friday night (Saturday AEDT),said the aid workers,who asked not to be named as they are not authorised to speak to the media.
Earlier on Friday,the government had freed several opposition leaders from prison and said it would begin dialogue with political opponents to foster reconciliation.
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Both aid workers said the number of dead was confirmed by the local authorities. The aid workers sent Reuters pictures they said they had taken of the wounded in hospital,who included many children.
One of the aid workers,who visited Shire Suhul General Hospital where the injured were brought for treatment,said the camp hosted many old women and children.
“They told me the bombs came at midnight. It was completely dark and they couldn’t escape,” the aid worker said.