Eritrea and Ethiopia have accused each of starting the Sunday clashes between their troops in a border region.
The two countries have border dispute that culminated to war between 1998 and 2000.
Eritrea, a Horn of Africa nation won independence from Ethiopia in 1991, fought border wars with its larger neighbor in 1998-2000 that left at least 70,000 people killed.
Eritrea's Information Ministry issued a statement on Sunday night accusing Ethiopia government of unleashing attack against Eritrea on Tsorona Central Front."
Tsorona is a town located south of the Eritrean capital Asmara and close to the frontier. The area has witnessed intense fighting during the 1998-2000 border war.
Ethiopia on its side has disputed Eritrea allegations saying they are the ones who started the fight but their forces were promptly repulsed.
Trade Accusations
Though the purpose and ramifications of this attack are not clear from either side, Eritrea and Ethiopia regularly accuse each other of backing rebels trying to destabilize and topple the other's government, a legacy from the earlier war.
