Ethiopia's army chief and a top local leader are killed amid a failed coup attempt against a regional government north of the capital, Addis Ababa
State president Ambachew Mekonnen as well as his advisor were "gravely injured in the attack and later died of their wounds," she said, adding that the regional attorney general had been seriously wounded.
There was a heavy police presence outside Seare's house on Sunday, as mourners, some dressed in black, streamed to his house to pay their respects. According to the statement from Abiy's office, the situation in Amhara region was "currently under full control". The prime minister took to national television in military fatigues in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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