In addition to the killing of the chief of staff in the capital, Amhara state president Ambachew Mekonnen and an adviser were killed in the region's main city Bahir Dar. [L8N23V2OK]The attacks were led by Amhara's head of state security General Asamnew Tsige, who had been openly recruiting fighters for ethnic militias in a state that has become a flashpoint for violence. Access to the internet appeared to be blocked across Ethiopia for the third straight day, users reported. The coffins of army chief of staff Seare Mekonnen and a retired general, both shot dead on Saturday by Seare's bodyguard in the national capital Addis Ababa, were wheeled into the hall, draped in Ethiopian flags. Ethiopia analysts say the prime minister must also tread carefully as he tries to restore security.

Source: Ethiopian News June 25, 2019 08:26 UTC