A senior Ethiopian official accused militiamen in the Amhara region of seeking to overthrow the regional and federal governments following days of fighting that led the authorities to declare a state of emergency.
People displaced due to the fighting between the Tigray People's Liberation Front forces and Ethiopian National Defence Force allied with Amhara Special Forces, rest outside their shelter at the Abi Adi camp for the Internally Displaced Persons in Abi Adi, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
Temesgen Tiruneh, director general of Ethiopia's national intelligence service who was appointed to oversee enforcement of the state of emergency, acknowledged that militia fighters had taken some towns and districts. Government spokesperson Legesse Tulu said on Saturday that the authorities had already started to arrest those behind the unrest.
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