Lalibela: Ethiopia's Tigray rebels take Unesco world heritage town

Lalibela: Ethiopia's Tigray rebels take Unesco world heritage townLalibela: Ethiopia's Tigray rebels take Unesco world heritage town External link

Rebels from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have taken control of the town of Lalibela, a Unesco world heritage site in neighbouring Amhara region. Lalibela, home to 13th Century churches hewn from rock, is a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians.

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