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Drone strikes kill 16 displaced people in Amhara

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Drone strikes on a camp for displaced people in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed at least 16 people, including children, according to witnesses quoted by AFP. Fourteen victims were buried and two others died in hospital after Thursday’s attacks, the witnesses said.

At least 16 people, including children, were killed on Thursday in drone strikes on a camp for displaced people in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, AFP reports, citing accounts collected on Friday. Fourteen victims were buried at the camp and two others died after being taken for treatment, according to a witness quoted by the agency.

The strikes were carried out in four successive attacks, the witness said, asking to remain anonymous. Pregnant women were also among the victims.

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