“The group has been preparing attacks on hotels, on a number of sites in Addis Ababa,” Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service quoted Reuters as saying.

It is noted that terrorists also prepared attacks in places of religious holidays.

It is also specified that the detentions were carried out both in the capital and in the south of the country.

July 29, 2018, as a result of an attack by Boko Haram * militants at a checkpoint in Nigeria, 11 people were killed.

* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.

* "Boko Haram" - a group sworn allegiance to the IG. “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by a decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.

* Al-Shabab is a terrorist group banned in Russia.