The two Horn of Africa nations were involved in a war in 1998-2000
that killed 70,000 people. Tsorona Central Front is close to the border
and saw intense fighting during the war.
Kidane Mihret church is seen in Eritrea's capital Asmara, February 19, 2016.
Eritrea's government has accused Ethiopia
of launching an attack inside its territory, but the extent of the
assault was still unclear and there was no immediate response from
Ethiopia.
"The TPLF regime has today, Sunday 12 June 2016, unleashed an attack against Eritrea on the Tsorona Central Front," the Information Ministry said in a statement late on Sunday, referring to Ethiopia's Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, one of the four parties making up the ruling coalition.
"The purpose and ramifications of this attack are not clear," it said.
Ethiopian government officials were not immediately reachable for comment.
The
two Horn of Africa nations were involved in a war in 1998-2000 that
killed 70,000 people. Tsorona Central Front is close to the border and
saw intense fighting during the war.
Eritrea and
Ethiopia routinely accuse each other of backing rebels trying to
destabilise and topple the other's government, a legacy from the
two-year war.
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