High-ranking Tigray officials escape detention in Tigray region

Four high-ranking Tigray regional officials, including General Tadesse Worede, have reportedly escaped from detention. In an interview with the BBC, Colonel Tewelde Gebretinsae described how the group was moved between Mekelle, Axum, Adwa, and Rama while being held incommunicado. The colonel stated that their detention was politically motivated due to their refusal to oppose the Pretoria Peace Agreement. He emphasized that the officials escaped through their own efforts rather than being released by authorities. The officials expressed concerns that they were being prepared to be moved across the border into Eritrea before they managed to escape.