Video has surfaced showing the Jun. 23, 2021 incident in which Tigrayan rebels shot down an Ethiopian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft near Mekelle. The video also contains aftermath footage, showing complete destruction of the aircraft.

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) reportedly shot down the aircraft as an act of retribution in response to an Ethiopian government airstrike which targeted a busy Tigray marketplace the day prior, which resulted in the deaths of more than 50 civilians.

The incidents are part of an ever-escalating eight-month old civil war between the current Ethiopian government and the Tigrayan people, who formerly ruled the nation.