MOSCOW, August 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels have seized the northern Ethiopian town of Lalibela included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, media reported.

Local residents told the Agence France-Presse that the insurgents had entered the town without any fighting as there had been no security forces in the settlement.

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The Ethiopian authorities have not commented on the issue yet.

The fighting in Tigray broke out in November after the Ethiopian government accused the TPLF of attacking a regional military base to hijack weapons and arm the anti-government militia. The Ethiopian forces launched a military operation in the conflict-torn region, with Eritrea sending its troops to help Addis Ababa. (ANI/Sputnik)

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