Image copyright Reuters Image caption Funerals took place on Wednesday for officials who diedMore than 50 people have been arrested after an alleged coup attempt in an Ethiopian region, an opposition party says. National Movement of the Amhara (NaMA), said dozens of its supporters had been arrested. Police said earlier that several suspects were being questioned in the state where the alleged coup happened. He had a reputation for hardline ethnic nationalism and had previously called for the Amhara people to have greater autonomy. The arrest of dozens of opposition supporters happened in the capital, Addis Ababa, NaMa said.

Source: Ethiopian News June 27, 2019 11:35 UTC