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AFP Reports Drone Strike on Tigray TV Headquarters in Mekelle

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Agence France-Presse reports that a drone strike hit the Tigray TV headquarters in Mekelle on Sunday amid escalating conflict in northern Ethiopia.

A drone strike hit the Tigray TV headquarters in Mekelle on Sunday, according to Agence France-Presse.
No official comments have been made by the Tigray regional government or the federal government regarding the reported strike.
The Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority previously suspended Tigray TV indefinitely after it broadcast the formation of an alliance of seven insurgent groups.
Images from the scene show shattered glass and a smoke-damaged room at the station, which employs about 400 staff members and has ceased broadcasting.
Tigrayan forces seized three airports last Wednesday, prompting Ethiopian Airlines to suspend flights indefinitely and Ethio Telecom to cut phone and internet services in northern Ethiopia on Friday.
Humanitarian sources reported that Eribti near the Afar border fell under TPLF control on Sunday, with insurgents approaching Afdera.
Sources speaking to AFP estimated that at least 150,000 people have been displaced from their homes due to the renewed fighting.
Field Marshal Birhanu Jula stated that the military is fighting forces organized to execute foreign powers' interests, specifically mentioning Eritrea and the TPLF.
The UN Secretary-General and various countries have expressed deep concern over the renewed conflict, civilian safety, and the use of drones.