We previously reported the statement from the security adviser to Ethiopia's prime minister that a plane was shot at in the Tigrayan capital, Mekelle, while weapons were being unloaded.
Ethiopian state media has a different version of the story.
In a tweet quoting the ministry of defence, EBC says that the plane was shot down after entering Ethiopian airspace from Sudan.
Ethiopian Ministry of Defense has announced that a plane that was carrying weapons for the terrorist group TPLF and violated Ethiopian airspace and entered the country through Sudan was shot down by the Ethiopian air force pic.twitter.com/NLNTh0UY3u
— EBC News (@ebczena) August 24, 2022
In subsequent tweets, the EBC appears to be citing a government statement blaming the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which it calls a terrorist organisation, for the resumption of fighting
The Federal Government of #Ethiopia has been taking steps to bring the war in the northern part of Ethiopia to a peaceful conclusion. However, the terrorist organization, as well as its foreign backers, have expressed a strong desire to continue fighting pic.twitter.com/V1SlGQIopI
— EBC News (@ebczena) August 24, 2022
There has been a civil war in Ethiopia between Tigrayan forces and the federal government since November 2020. There had been a lull in fighting recently as both sides observed a humanitarian truce.
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