Ethiopian planes carry out air strikes on capital of Tigray region

A fighter loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) walks along a street (Ben Curtis/PA)

Ethiopian military air strikes have hit the capital of the country’s Tigray region and killed at least three people, witnesses said, returning the war abruptly to Mekele after several months of peace.

The air strikes, confirmed by two humanitarian workers, came days after a new military offensive was launched against the Tigray forces who have been fighting Ethiopian and allied forces for nearly a year.