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| Eritrea blames Ethiopia for border clash | Eritrea blames Ethiopia for border clash |
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| Eritrea has accused Ethiopia of launching an attack at the countries' heavily-militarised border. | |
| Ethiopia has not commented on the reported fighting in the Tsorona area, about half-way along the frontier. | |
| Residents on the Ethiopian side of the border reported hearing gunfire and seeing a large movement of troops and artillery towards the border. | Residents on the Ethiopian side of the border reported hearing gunfire and seeing a large movement of troops and artillery towards the border. |
| A peace deal in 2000 ended the countries' two-year war but it has not been fully implemented. | A peace deal in 2000 ended the countries' two-year war but it has not been fully implemented. |
| The conflict, over the exact location of the border led to the deaths of an estimated 80,000 people. | The conflict, over the exact location of the border led to the deaths of an estimated 80,000 people. |
| Africa Live: BBC news updates | Africa Live: BBC news updates |
| Eritrea celebrates 25 years of independence | |
| Ethiopia "unleashed an attack against Eritrea on the Tsorona Central Front. The purpose and ramifications of this attack are not clear," the Eritrean government said in a short statement issued on Sunday night. | Ethiopia "unleashed an attack against Eritrea on the Tsorona Central Front. The purpose and ramifications of this attack are not clear," the Eritrean government said in a short statement issued on Sunday night. |
| It does not mention any casualties. | It does not mention any casualties. |
| Timeline - A history of tension | |
| Ethiopia's Information Minister Getachew Reda, who is out of the country, told the BBC he was not aware of the fighting. | Ethiopia's Information Minister Getachew Reda, who is out of the country, told the BBC he was not aware of the fighting. |
| As part of the Algiers peace agreement signed in 2000 both countries agreed to accept the ruling of an independent boundary commission over the location of the frontier as "final and binding". | As part of the Algiers peace agreement signed in 2000 both countries agreed to accept the ruling of an independent boundary commission over the location of the frontier as "final and binding". |
| But after the commission ruled that the disputed town of Badme was in Eritrea, Ethiopia at first refused to agree to the border demarcation and then called for dialogue before it would implement the decision. | But after the commission ruled that the disputed town of Badme was in Eritrea, Ethiopia at first refused to agree to the border demarcation and then called for dialogue before it would implement the decision. |
| Eritrea rejected this and as a consequence the countries have since been in a state of "neither war nor peace", says the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza in Nairobi. | Eritrea rejected this and as a consequence the countries have since been in a state of "neither war nor peace", says the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza in Nairobi. |
| Clashes at the border have happened in the past but they are rare occurrences. | Clashes at the border have happened in the past but they are rare occurrences. |
| Eritrea last month marked 25 years since it gained independence from Ethiopia after a long civil war. | Eritrea last month marked 25 years since it gained independence from Ethiopia after a long civil war. |