{"id":73382,"date":"2020-11-20T14:41:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T14:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/11\/20\/fear-of-regional-war-grows-after-eritrea-is-hit-by-ethiopian-tplf-forces\/"},"modified":"2020-11-20T14:41:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T14:41:17","slug":"fear-of-regional-war-grows-after-eritrea-is-hit-by-ethiopian-tplf-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/fear-of-regional-war-grows-after-eritrea-is-hit-by-ethiopian-tplf-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear of regional war grows after Eritrea is hit by Ethiopian TPLF forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k5etZjTnyOKVEowsoei\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethiopia&#8217;s federal government announces it&#8217;s taken a key town in Tigray as it continues its advance on the rebel region&#8217;s capital. 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