Almost 250 people have been arrested in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa and the city of Bahir Dar since a coup attempt was foiled. The news of the arrests was announced by the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation.
While the government is yet to offer more information about the arrests, a party based in the northern region – the National Movement of Amhara (NAMA) – earlier said 56 of its members had been detained in Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia has been on edge since twin attacks at the weekend in Addis Ababa and the city of Bahir Dar killed the army chief of staff, the region’s president and three other senior officials.
Amhara region’s security chief, Brigadier General Asamnew Tsige, was identified as the mastermind of the attempted coup. Asamnew was captured and killed on Monday in Bahir Dar’s Zenzelima neighborhood. The state media reported that security forces shot the general dead as he tried to escape.
