Ethiopia drone strike in north kills three, Tigray sources say

What the report says

A drone strike in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has hit a school building and caused casualties, according to multiple sources cited by BBC Africa. The reported strike took place at Merewa Secondary School in Raya Alamata district, which was on a holiday break at the time. Tigrayan military sources said three fighters were killed and seven others were taken to hospital, while a district governor told the BBC that one civilian died and four people were wounded.

The Ethiopian federal government had not commented on the incident in the BBC report, and the army did not respond to a request for comment. One source told the BBC the attack may have involved Turkish-made drones carrying multiple bombs, but that detail was not independently confirmed in the article. Local accounts also said a nearby river used for water collection was struck, adding to damage in the area.

The reported strike comes amid renewed tension in Tigray, where relations between the region’s leaders and Ethiopia’s federal authorities have deteriorated this year. BBC Africa noted that the 2022 Pretoria Agreement, which ended the 2020-2022 war, has come under strain as both sides accuse each other of failing to carry it out fully. The report said fears are growing that wider conflict could resume if the political crisis deepens.