Eritrean Capital Hit By Rockets From Ethiopia for Third Time
- U.S. embassy in Asmara confirms six explosions Saturday night
- TPLF blames Eritrea for helping Ethiopia’s Abiy fight them
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Forces in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region fired missiles toward the capital of neighboring Eritrea for a second consecutive day after Ethiopian federal troops routed them from their own regional capital, according to foreign diplomats with knowledge of the attack.
Officials from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front have blamed Eritrea for helping Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed advance against them as the conflict in Africa’s second-biggest nation spills beyond its borders.