Christian Tadele of the National Movement of Amhara (NAMA) was arrested in his home region of Amhara, party president Desalegn Chane told Reuters. NAMA was founded last year and has become an increasingly popular rival to the Amhara party that is part of the national ruling coalition. "Our spokesman is arrested along with the other three members of the party," he said. On Friday afternoon, the Ethiopian prime minister's office tweeted, "212 suspects apprehended in connection with the coup attempt in the Amhara region while 43 individuals detained in Addis Ababa - investigations still ongoing with potential for more arrests." Dozens of people were killed when a rogue state militia tried to seize power in Amhara's capital Bahir Dar, the spokesman for the Amhara region has said.

Source: Ethiopian News June 28, 2019 14:58 UTC