The Ethiopian government confirmed on Friday that more than 260 people have been arrested over a failed coup in the northern region of Amhara. The arrests included the spokesman of a political party that supports the Amhara ethnic group. One of the suspects include Christian Tadele of the National Movement of Amhara (NAMA), party President Desalegn Chane told Reuters news agency. Rogue militia attempts power grabNAMA was founded in 2018 to oppose the Amhara party, which is in the national ruling coalition. Dozens of people have been killed since Saturday's coup attempt,when a rogue state militia tried to grab power in the regional capital of Bahir Dar.

Source: Ethiopian News June 28, 2019 16:18 UTC