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Health

WHO chief says his uncle was murdered in Ethiopia's Tigray

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing on global health issues, including COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Eritrean troops "murdered" his uncle in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to requests for comment on the allegations.

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