# Tigray rebels seize airports

https://mins.news/en/video/71286

- France 24 English, 2026-09-23 20:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dDrYlDTBis

> TPLF fighters have taken over an airport in Tigray as conflict with federal troops escalates. The edition also focuses on a mass killing at a party in South Africa that left 11 dead and another deadly fire in Bukavu, eastern DR Congo, where residents searched through the remains of their homes.

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