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Ethiopia’s latest airstrike hits Tigray university
The latest airstrike by Ethiopia’s military has hit a university in the capital of the defiant Tigray region and caused major damage, university officials said.
Key points:
- No one knows how many have died since communications to Tigray were cut
- US senators have urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to push for a ceasefire
- Both the Ethiopian Government and the regional government in Tigray have carried out airstrikes
Neither side in the conflict is heeding calls for de-escalation, according to the United States.
A senior official at the university described the airstrike in an email shared with The Associated Press.
It was not immediately clear if anyone was killed or wounded in the airstrike in Mekele on Thursday, local time.
In the email the…
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