Ethiopia's army chief of staff, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead in the capital, Addis Ababa, Prime Minister's office confirmed. Mekonnen was shot trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region, PM Abiy Ahmed announced on television Sunday as the government said it had thwarted an attempted coup in a regional state of this Horn of Africa nation.

Ethiopian army chief, regional president killed in unrest: PM's office

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Ethiopian army chief, regional president killed in unrest: PM's office