Image copyright Ethiopian TV Image caption Gen Seare Mekonnen's death was confirmed by TV channelsEthiopia has held a memorial for the army chief of staff, Gen Seare Mekonnen, who was shot dead in an alleged coup attempt on Saturday. The assassination was reportedly part of a coup attempt in the Amhara region. Gen Abera was honoured alongside Gen Seare at Tuesday's memorial service in Addis Ababa. Image copyright YOUTUBE/ALEM GENA TUBE Image caption The renegade general was released from prison last yearWhy did the alleged coup take place? The government claimed that Gen Seare and Gen Abera had been killed because they came from the minority Tigray ethnic group.

Source: Ethiopian News June 25, 2019 11:59 UTC