Dozens of people were killed in fighting during a foiled coup by a rogue state militia in Ethiopia’s Amhara region over the weekend, the regional government spokesman said on Wednesday, the first official report of significant clashes. The militia was a recently formed unit of the region’s security services. A journalist confirmed to Reuters that militia members had approached, but withdrawn without firing at the media building’s armed security. “We are still investigating but we have our suspicion that those attackers might be the same people who were involved in the coup in Amhara region,” he said. Snipers stood on roofs and federal and regional security services mixed with the crowds in a show of strength.

Source: Ethiopian News June 26, 2019 21:11 UTC