According to witnesses and hospital sources, an Ethiopian army drone strike has killed dozens in the Amhara region.
The attack reportedly occurred on Monday near a small town called Sasit in the central part of the country while a truck was dropping off passengers .
The Ethiopian army has been engaged in combat with a local militant group called Fano since April last year.
Residents told BBC that up to 30 civilians, including 16 members of a single family who were returning from a baby’s baptism, lost their lives in the attack.
A medical practitioner confirmed that 18 people sustained serious injuries and three of them died upon arrival at a medical facility.
The conflict erupted when authorities decided to dissolve an ethnic-based paramilitary group and integrate its members into other regional and national security forces.
The government has not responded to reports of Monday’s attack.
The Amhara region has been under a state of emergency since August of last year.
