Ethiopia held a memorial on Tuesday for the army chief of staff who was assassinated along with four other senior officials during a failed coup bid at the weekend. A mourner reacts during the memorial ceremony in Addis Ababa [Baz Ratner/Reuters]Seare, the slain army chief, will be buried in his home region of Tigray on Wednesday. Wailing and cryingMourners began wailing and crying out long before proceedings began. said deputy chief of staff General Birhanu Jula. The attacks were led by Amhara's head of state security General Asamnew Tsige, who was shot on Monday near Bahir Dar, according to the prime minister's office.

Source: Ethiopian News June 26, 2019 02:37 UTC