UN: Air strike kills three in Eritrean refugee camp in Ethiopia


FILE PHOTO: A van drives within the Mai-Aini refugee camp near the Eritrean boarder in the Tigrai region in Ethiopia, February 10 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

NAIROBI (Reuters) - An air strike hit a refugee camp in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, killing three Eritrean refugees, including two children, the United Nations said on Thursday.

The strike on Wednesday hit Mai Aini refugee camp near the southern Tigrayan town of Mai Tsebri, the United Nations said.

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