Three Aid Workers Murdered in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Voice of America
Médecins Sans Frontières said Friday that three aid workers for the organization were found dead near their vehicle in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region. “No words can truly convey all our sadness, shock and outrage against this horrific attack,” the medical charity said in a statement. “Nor can words soothe the loss and suffering of their families and loved ones, to whom we relay our deepest sympathy and condolences.” We cannot condemn strongly enough this attack. In too many places humanitarian workers are targeted to sow fear and deny men, women and children desperately needed assistance. We send our sympathy and condolences to our partners at @MSF. https://t.co/Fa7p9uEr3S I’m shocked and horrified by the brutal killing of three @MSF colleagues in #Tigray. On behalf of all @UNICEF, I share our deepest sympathies following this heinous attack.Our thoughts are with the families, friends and MSF colleagues of Maria, Yohannes and Tedros.#NotATarget Doctors. Nurses. Paramedics. Medical staff. They are not part of the fight. They are there to help anyone who needs care.They are #NotATarget
MSF said they lost contact with the staffers Thursday, and Friday morning their vehicle was found empty, and their bodies lay a few meters from it. They identified the victims as Maria Hernandez, 35, MSF’s emergency coordinator who is a Spanish national; Yohannes Halefom Reda, 31, assistant coordinator and an Ethiopian national; and Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, 31, their driver and also an Ethiopian citizen. “The death of Maria, Yohannes and Tedros is a devastating blow to all of us, both in Ethiopia and in the other countries where we operate around the world,” MSF said in the statement. U.N. Spokesman Stephane Dujarric tweeted, “We cannot condemn strongly enough attacks on humanitarian workers.”Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kalinak addresses a press conference in front of the F D Roosevelt University Hospital in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on May 19, 2024, where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is being treated. FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Jan. 24, 2024.
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