News24.com | Ethiopian army chief shot dead in failed coup bid\, says PM

Ethiopian army chief shot dead in failed coup bid, says PM

2019-06-23 08:50
Downtown Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. (Duncan Alfreds, News24, file)

Downtown Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. (Duncan Alfreds, News24, file)

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Ethiopia's army chief of staff has been shot along with several other officials, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Sunday.

The government said it had thwarted an attempted coup in the autonomous Amhara region.

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