An Ethiopian government air strike hit a university in the Tigray regional capital on Friday, rebellious Tigrayan forces and humanitarian sources said, as thousands of people fled fighting further south.
The government said its strike targeted a base formerly belonging to the military and now being used by the Tigray People's Liberation Front , which controls the northern region. Government spokesperson Legesse Tulu said the university was not hit.
Getachew Reda, a TPLF spokesperson, told Reuters the strike had hit the compound of Mekelle University. He said he had no information on casualties. Two of the humanitarian sources said a U.N. plane had aborted a scheduled landing in Mekelle because of the air strike. Legesse said he had no information about this.THOUSANDS FLEE FIGHTING
On Friday, residents in the major town of Dessie told Reuters that panic was spreading after the TPLF spokesperson said a day earlier that its forces were within artillery range of the town.
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