Tension between the government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls Tigray, boiled over into military clashes this month.
The rocket attack on Friday damaged "airport areas", the government said.
TPLF has not confirmed it, but has said "any airport used to attack Tigray" is a "legitimate target", AFP reports.
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The Ethiopian cities of Bahirdar and Gondar have been rocked by explosions, local and central authorities said, accusing the region of Tigray, which has been targeted by a government offensive, of striking them with rockets.
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So far, no information on potential casualties has been provided. No footage of the alleged rocket strikes or their aftermath has emerged yet either.
The allegations were reinforced by Ethiopia’s central government on Saturday, with its emergency taskforce stating that an airport in Gondar sustained heavy damage during the strike. The taskforce blamed the forces of the northern Tigray region for the attack, accusing it of desperately trying to show force in the wake of imminent defeat.