Ethiopia accused of new attacks

Asmara - Eritrea accused Ethiopia, its enemy in a vicious year-long war, of launching a fresh attack along their disputed border…

Asmara - Eritrea accused Ethiopia, its enemy in a vicious year-long war, of launching a fresh attack along their disputed border yesterday. The Eritrean foreign ministry said the attack started at 8 a.m. local time yesterday on the Mereb-Setit front south-west of the Eritrean capital and continued through the day, but it gave no details of casualties.

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