Tigray rebels retake Ethiopian heritage town of Lalibela

Residents of Unesco-listed town, 400 miles north of Addis Ababa, say Tigrayan fighters have seized control

Tigray rebels have recaptured the north Ethiopian town of Lalibela, home to a Unesco world heritage site, 11 days after Ethiopian forces said they had retaken control, local residents have said.

It marks another twist in the 13-month-old conflict that has killed thousands of people and triggered a humanitarian crisis in the north of Africa's second most populous nation.