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Airstrike hits kindergarten in capital of Ethiopia's Tigray

The conflict in Tigray, which began in November 2020, has killed thousands in Africa's second-most populous country with more than 115 million people.

A broadcaster in Ethiopia's Tigray region reported that an airstrike by the country's air force Friday afternoon hit a kindergarten, causing deaths and injuries.

Tigray Television quoted eyewitnesses saying the attack at around 1 p.m. local time hit a kindergarten called Red Kids Paradise in the Tigrayan capital, Mekele. It aired graphic images of children and adults with dismembered bodies filmed in the aftermath of the attack.

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