‘UN Team Shot At in Tigray After Defying Checkpoints’
December 9, 2020
4:18 am
Ethiopian government said a United Nations team visiting Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region was shot at after breaking through two checkpoints on Tuesday, declaring that it did not need a ‘baby-sitter’ for relief operations in the war-hit north.
According to the report, the United Nations security team was seeking access to the Shimelba camp for Eritrean refugees when they were fired on Sunday.
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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s federal army has been battling the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in the region since Nov. 4, with thousands feared dead and many displaced.…
