Eritrea, Ethiopia Trade Accusations of Border Attacks

Residents on the border of Eritrea and Ethiopia reported hearing sounds of heavy fighting Monday, as each country accused the other of launching an attack. The fighting took place in the area of Tsorona, an Eritrean-controlled town that was a flashpoint during the two countries' border war between 1998 and 2000. Ethiopian Information Minister Getachew Reda said Eritrea launched "what appears to be a serious attack." He told VOA's Horn of Africa service that Ethiopian...

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