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Adi Daero school airstrike

Coordinates: 14°18′43″N 38°10′23″E / 14.312°N 38.173°E / 14.312; 38.173
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Adi Daero school airstrike
Part of Tigray War
TypeAirstrike
Location
14°18′43″N 38°10′23″E / 14.312°N 38.173°E / 14.312; 38.173
Date4 October 2022 (2022-10-04)
Executed by Ethiopian Air Force
Casualties50-65+ internally displaced people killed
70+ injured
Adi Daero school airstrike is located in Ethiopia
Adi Daero school airstrike

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]

Response

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In 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

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References

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  1. ^ 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".
  2. ^ 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.