# Tigray rebels seize airports

https://mins.news/en/item/71364

- France 24, 2026-09-23 20:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tigray-rebels-seize-airports

> TPLF fighters have taken control of an airport in Tigray as conflict with federal troops intensifies. The edition also highlights South Africa’s high crime rates after 11 people were killed at a party, and residents in Bukavu, eastern DR Congo, searching the ruins of their homes after another deadly fire.

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