ADDIS ABABA — At least 12 civilians were killed and several others injured in a drone strike in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region Friday while collecting grain spilled from a truck damaged in an earlier attack, local authorities and hospital sources confirmed Saturday.The strike occurred in the town of Rama, where residents had gathered to collect sorghum scattered across a road after a privately owned truck transporting grain for local traders was struck Thursday night.Local sources told Ethiopian news outlet Addis Standard that 12 people were killed at the scene, while several others sustained injuries, some of them serious.The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), which monitors violence worldwide, also documented Friday’s attack, recording 12 deaths, along with injuries and property damage.The incident comes amid renewed fighting in Tigray, where an increase in drone operations has raised concerns over civilian safety.Earlier in October, separate drone strikes in Medebay Terer killed seven civilians, including an 8-year-old girl, and injured six others.Other attacks in the Hintalo district also resulted in civilian deaths, including that of a 2-year-old child.The escalation has extended beyond Tigray, with drone strikes causing casualties in the neighboring Amhara region and western Oromia.On Thursday, a drone strike at the Hayiq Jari 2 displacement camp in Amhara killed at least 16 civilians and injured 22 others.The renewed violence in northern Ethiopia has also heightened tensions with neighboring Eritrea.Addis Ababa has accused Eritrea of supporting armed groups and deploying troops into Tigray, allegations that Eritrea has rejected.
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