Some Ethiopian coup plotters arrested, but mastermind is still on the run
Security forces are hunting down the man behind Saturday’s assassinations and attempt to seize control of the northern Amhara state
24 June 2019 - 14:27
Addis Ababa — The man accused of trying to seize control of Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region was on the run with some of his supporters on Monday but a number of other plotters have been arrested, a senior government official said.
The government has said Gen Asamnew Tsige masterminded gun attacks that killed four people, including the national army’s chief of staff and Amhara’s state president on Saturday night...
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