The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it has transferred altogether 161 people out of conflict-affected Tigray in Ethiopia.
In a statement seen by APA on Wednesday, ICRC says it was acting as a neutral and independent intermediary, based on the request and approval of all authorities concerned.
Amongst the evacuees were Ethiopian federal police personnel and family members, Ethiopian Airlines staff and family members, Civil Aviation Security personnel, African Union (AU) monitors and Ethiopian Red Cross Society members.
They were transported from Mekelle in Tigray to Semera in the Afar region by buses marked with the Red Cross emblem and accompanied by ICRC staff.
The ICRC says it will continue to engage with parties to the conflict and stay ready whenever vulnerable people are concerned and all parties agree to such operations in the future.
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