An airstrike in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region killed at least five civilians earlier this week as the revived war continues, according to humanitarian workers and an internal document seen by The Associated Press.
The airstrike hit the town of Adi Daero in northwestern Tigray on Tuesday morning, also injuring 16 civilians and destroying several homes, the document by a non-governmental organisation said.
Humanitarian workers in the Tigray capital, Mekele, and the region's second-largest city, Shire, confirmed the deadly attack. They spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
On Friday, an Ethiopian government-run Twitter account accused the rival Tigray forces of “hiding its arms” in residential areas and said Ethiopia's air force recently targeted the forces' “military equipment and arsenal” in Adi Daero.
In a statement on Thursday, Tigray forces accused the air force of neighbouring Eritrea of striking Adi Daero and killing “a number of civilians”.
Eritrean forces are fighting alongside Ethiopia's military in Tigray.
The AP was unable to verify who was responsible for the strike.