
Fresh airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region
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The capital of Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region was covered in smoke on Wednesday as the city was hit by another day of airstrikes, eyewitnesses and authorities told CNN.
The airstrikes on Mekelle were targeting weapons sites used by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), said Billene Seyoum, an Ethiopian government spokesperson.
Ethiopia's federal government launched a military offensive to oust the TPLF last November and fighting has been ongoing since.

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