Ethiopia's chief of staff shot
dead in coup plot
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| Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed appears on ETV broadcast (AFP) |
Ethiopia's army chief and three other senior officials were
shot dead on Saturday, in what is being called a failed coup.
By Nathan Morley
Security forces have deployed in strength across the
Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
Internet access and some telephone circuits have been
blocked.
The personal bodyguard of General Seare Mekonnen - the chief
of staff of the Ethiopian army – shot him dead after he and another officer
attempted to prevent a coup against the administration in the northern Amhara
region.
A little earlier, the regional governor of Amhara was killed
along with an aide.
A government spokesman said that many of those involved in
the coup attempt have been arrested and operations are in progress to find
others.
Ethiopia has been struggling to contain widespread ethnic
violence, which the United Nations says has displaced over 2 million people.
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