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Ethiopia's army chief, top regional officials killed in northern coup attempt
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jun 23, 2019 10:15am |
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| Author | Dawit Endeshaw |
| News Date | Sunday, June 23, 2019 11:55:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s army chief of staff and the regional president of the northern state of Amhara were killed in two related attacks when a general tried to seize control of Amhara in an attempted coup, the prime minister’s office said on Sunday.
Amhara state president Ambachew Mekonnen and his advisor were shot dead and the state’s attorney general was wounded in Amhara’s capital of Bahir Dar on Saturday evening, according to a statement from the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
In a separate attack the same night, Ethiopia’s army Chief of Staff Seare Mekonnen and another retired general were shot dead in Seare’s home in Addis Ababa by his bodyguard. The two attacks were linked, the statement said, without giving details.
Abiy’s office named Amhara state security head General Asamnew Tsige as responsible for the foiled coup, without giving details of his whereabouts. Asamnew was released from prison last year, having been given an amnesty for a similar coup attempt, according to media reports. |
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