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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed say General Mekonnen and anoda officer die as dem dey try to prevent di coup attempt against di administration inside di northern Amhara region.
For Amhara, dem also kill di regional governor, Ambachew Mekonnen along with another official.
US state department also tok same dem don hear reports of gunfire for di national capital Addis Ababa.
Dem elect Oga Ahmed last year and im dey try end di political wahala for Ethiopia as im dey release political prisoners, remove di ban on political parties and carry officials go court wey dem accuse of rights abuses.
But since he don come to power, ethnic violence don start again and e don leave 2.4 million Ethiopians displaced, UN tok.
Wetin happen?
Mr Abiy tok say "mercenaries" attack Chief of Staff General Seare Mekonnen.
Im no give details about di condition.
Im also tok say some officials for Amhara dey meeting when dem shoot and kill dem "by dia colleagues".
Tok tok pesin for Oga Abiy, Negussu Tilahun tok say di pipo wey plan di coup plotters dey try remove Ambachew Mekonnen wey be head of di Amhara regional government.
Im also tok dem dey try get am.
For statement, di ruling party wey dey Amhara accuse one former security chief - wey dem release from prison after Mr Abiy enter power - say na im dey behind di violence.
One lecturer wey dey Bahir Dar tell tori pipo Reuters say di gunshots for di city last for four hours.
State TV tok say all di events wey dem don cancel events wey dem plan for Sunday.
https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-army-chief-killed-during-coup-attempt/a-49316908
Ethiopia's army chief of staff Seare Mekonnen (pictured above, right) was shot dead by his bodyguard in Addis Ababa just hours after an attempted coup in Amhara state left the regional president and another top adviser dead, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office confirmed on Sunday.
Earlier, Ahmed announced the government had put down a coup attempt in the autonomous Amhara state in the country's north.
In his TV address, the premier said the botched coup was led by a very high-ranking regional military official and others within the country's military. Billene Seyoum, a press secretary for Ahmed, later said the coup attempt was orchestrated by General Asamnew Tsige, the region's head of security.
State media also reported that both the head of Amhara's regional government, Ambachew Mekonnen, and his adviser, were killed during the coup attempt.
A press statement issued by the prime minister's office said "Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew broke off an official visit to Frankfurt on Saturday, because of the crisis at home, and returned to Addis Ababa."
"The coup attempt in Amhara regional state is against the constitution and is intended to scupper the hard-won peace of the region," the government said in a statement. "This illegal attempt should be condemned by all Ethiopians and the federal government has full capacity to overpower this armed group."
DW correspondent Alemnew Mekonnen, who is in the region's capital, Bahir Dar, where the attempted coup took place, has reported a high security presence in and around the city. Internet services continue to be disrupted.
'Coordinated attack'
Describing the circumstances of General Mekonnen's death, Ahmed's press secretary told journalists a "hit squad" led by Amhara's security chief burst into a government meeting on Saturday afternoon, wounding regional president Mekonnen and another top official, who both later died.
Later that evening in what appeared a "coordinated attack," army chief Seare Mekonnen, and a retired general who was visiting him, were killed by his bodyguard, said Billene.
Early Sunday, Brigadier General Tefera Mamo, the head of special forces in Amhara, said on TV: "Most of the people who attempted the coup have been arrested, although there are a few still at large."
"The failed coup in Amhara is the culmination of many months of ethnic and political strife," said Ludger Schadomsky, head of DW's Ethiopia language service. "Following hot on the heels of the recent postponement of a national census, which called into question the government's ability to hold elections in May 2020, this latest crisis puts a serious damper on Prime Minister Ahmed's reform agenda."
Gunshots heard
Residents in Bahir Dar, reported hearing gunshots in the city on Saturday. The US Embassy also issued alerts about gunfire in the country's capital, Addis Ababa, and violence around Bahir Dar.
Internet and media access has reportedly been limited across the country. Internet and cybersecurity monitor group NetBlocks reported nationwide internet access was at 2% of normal levels.
Ahmed, a former army intelligence officer, took office in April 2018 following three years of protests that forced former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to resign.
Ahmed has since implemented economic reforms, opened up the political sphere and prosecuted officials accused of human rights abuses. He has also established relations with neighboring Eritrea.
However, ethnic tensions that were kept in check by the iron rule of past leaders has lead to deadly violence.
Ethiopia's army chief of staff Seare Mekonnen (pictured above, right) was shot dead by his bodyguard in Addis Ababa just hours after an attempted coup in Amhara state left the regional president and another top adviser dead, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office confirmed on Sunday.
Earlier, Ahmed announced the government had put down a coup attempt in the autonomous Amhara state in the country's north.
In his TV address, the premier said the botched coup was led by a very high-ranking regional military official and others within the country's military. Billene Seyoum, a press secretary for Ahmed, later said the coup attempt was orchestrated by General Asamnew Tsige, the region's head of security.
State media also reported that both the head of Amhara's regional government, Ambachew Mekonnen, and his adviser, were killed during the coup attempt.
A press statement issued by the prime minister's office said "Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew broke off an official visit to Frankfurt on Saturday, because of the crisis at home, and returned to Addis Ababa."
"The coup attempt in Amhara regional state is against the constitution and is intended to scupper the hard-won peace of the region," the government said in a statement. "This illegal attempt should be condemned by all Ethiopians and the federal government has full capacity to overpower this armed group."
DW correspondent Alemnew Mekonnen, who is in the region's capital, Bahir Dar, where the attempted coup took place, has reported a high security presence in and around the city. Internet services continue to be disrupted.
'Coordinated attack'
Describing the circumstances of General Mekonnen's death, Ahmed's press secretary told journalists a "hit squad" led by Amhara's security chief burst into a government meeting on Saturday afternoon, wounding regional president Mekonnen and another top official, who both later died.
Later that evening in what appeared a "coordinated attack," army chief Seare Mekonnen, and a retired general who was visiting him, were killed by his bodyguard, said Billene.
Early Sunday, Brigadier General Tefera Mamo, the head of special forces in Amhara, said on TV: "Most of the people who attempted the coup have been arrested, although there are a few still at large."
"The failed coup in Amhara is the culmination of many months of ethnic and political strife," said Ludger Schadomsky, head of DW's Ethiopia language service. "Following hot on the heels of the recent postponement of a national census, which called into question the government's ability to hold elections in May 2020, this latest crisis puts a serious damper on Prime Minister Ahmed's reform agenda."
Gunshots heard
Residents in Bahir Dar, reported hearing gunshots in the city on Saturday. The US Embassy also issued alerts about gunfire in the country's capital, Addis Ababa, and violence around Bahir Dar.
Internet and media access has reportedly been limited across the country. Internet and cybersecurity monitor group NetBlocks reported nationwide internet access was at 2% of normal levels.
Ahmed, a former army intelligence officer, took office in April 2018 following three years of protests that forced former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to resign.
Ahmed has since implemented economic reforms, opened up the political sphere and prosecuted officials accused of human rights abuses. He has also established relations with neighboring Eritrea.
However, ethnic tensions that were kept in check by the iron rule of past leaders has lead to deadly violence.
