Fighting Reported on Eritrea-Ethiopia Border

Residents of a town on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border reported hearing sounds of heavy fighting Monday, as both countries accused each other of launching an attack. The fighting appeared centered on the Eritrean town of Tsorona, which was a flashpoint during the two countries' border war between 1998 and 2000. Speaking to VOA's Horn of Africa Service, farmers on the Ethiopian side of the border said they heard gunfire early Sunday morning followed by the sounds of shelling and...

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