The Ethiopian army brigadier general accused of leading a failed coup against a regional government has been killed in a firefight with the security forces, a spokesman for the Ethiopian prime minister’s office has said. Brigadier General Asamnew Tsige was killed on the outskirts of Bahir Dar, capital of the restive northern Amhara region, Nigussu Tilahun said. Ethiopian forces had been hunting down Mr Asamnew since soldiers loyal to him on Saturday attacked a meeting of the Amhara government, killing the regional governor and his adviser. Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed announces a failed coup (ETV/AP)That attack was followed hours later by the assassination in Addis Ababa of the chief of Ethiopia’s military and a retired army general by a bodyguard. Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed announced the coup had failed on television.

Source: Ethiopian News June 24, 2019 13:07 UTC