Ethiopia. Premier: foiled coup in the north of the country, several officers killed. Internet obscured

2019-10-25T20:33:59.185Z

The Ethiopian government has foiled a coup in the northern region of Amhara: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced, quoted by the BBC. The prime minister, who appeared on TV with military clothing, said several officers were killed in the capital of Amhara, Bahir Dar. The head of the Ethiopian army, Seare Mekonnen, was shot dead by his bodyguard a few hours after a coup attempt in the state of Amhara in which the local governor and a senior official were killed. This was announced by Billene Seyoum, a spokesman for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who explained to journalists that an "assault team" led by Amhara's head of security, Asaminew Tsige, broke into a meeting on Saturday afternoon and hit Governor Ambachew Mekonnen and another senior official, both of whom later died. (According to reports, the internet was obscured. Violent shootings in Bahir Dar would go on for at least 4 hours.