{"id":219946,"date":"2019-06-23T04:27:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T08:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=219946"},"modified":"2019-06-23T04:27:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T08:27:22","slug":"ethiopia-leader-says-coup-attempt-thwarted-in-regional-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/06\/23\/ethiopia-leader-says-coup-attempt-thwarted-in-regional-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia leader says coup attempt thwarted in regional state"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The failed coup in the Amhara region was led by a high-ranking military official and others within the country’s military, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told the state broadcaster. (File Photo<\/a>: Abiy Ahmed\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ADDIS ABABA,\u00a0Ethiopia\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Ethiopia’s government foiled a coup attempt in a region outside the capital, Addis Ababa, the country’s prime minister said in a televised address late Saturday.<\/p>\n

The failed coup in the Amhara region was led by a high-ranking military official and others within the country’s military, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told the state broadcaster.<\/p>\n

Some people had been killed and others wounded in the operation, Abiy said in his address without giving details.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Embassy reported gunfire in the capital Saturday and urged people to be careful.<\/p>\n

In Bahir Dar, capital of Amhara, residents told The Associated Press they could still hear gunshots late Saturday.\u00a0Ethiopia’s internet appeared to be shut down on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The attempted coup in Amhara is the latest challenged to Abiy, who was elected last year as a reform-minded young leader.<\/p>\n

Abiy has captured the imagination of many with his political and economic reforms, including the surprise acceptance of a peace agreement with bitter rival Eritrea, the opening of major state-owned sectors to private investment and the release of thousands of prisoners including opposition figures once sentenced to death.<\/p>\n

Along the way he has faced some challenges. In June 2018, only months in office, an attempt to hurl a grenade at Abiy caused a deadly explosion at a massive rally in support of the sweeping changes in\u00a0Ethiopia.\u00a0Nine police officials were arrested over that incident, state media reported.<\/p>\n

In October rebellious Ethiopian soldiers protested over pay, causing a security incident in the capital.\u00a0Ethiopia’s army is one of the largest in Africa.<\/p>\n

The country is a key regional security ally for the United States and others in the restive Horn of Africa region.<\/p>\n

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