Asmara rocket attacks
| Asmara rocket attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of Tigray conflict | |
 | |
| Location | Asmara, Eritrea |
| Date | 14 November 2020 |
| Target | Asmara International Airport |
Attack type | Rocket attack |
| Weapons | Rockets (most likely BM-21 Grad [citation needed]) |
| Perpetrators | Tigray People's Liberation Front |
On 14 November 2020 multiple rockets launched from Ethiopia hit Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea. Two rockets hit Asmara International Airport.[1]
The same day the Eritrean government confirmed that missiles were launched at the capital but denied the city had been hit, saying that they landed in the countryside. The attack came just hours after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) threatened to target Eritrea.[2]
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Tibor Nagy condemned the TPLF for the rocket attacks calling them "unjustifiable attacks against Eritrea [...] its efforts to internationalize the conflict in Tigray."[3]
References
- ^ "Rockets fired at Eritrean capital from Ethiopia, diplomats say". Reuters. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Missiles hit Eritrean capital, Asmara, after Tigray threatens to attack Eritrea". Eritrea Hub. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "U.S condemns Tigray forces' attacks on Eritrea". Reuters. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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