The mastermind behind that plot was killed as he emerged from hiding in Amhara.

The US State Department has warned its personnel in Ethiopia to stay indoors until the threat of violence decreases.

General Asaminew Tsige, who was released after nine years in prison by an amnesty declared by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, is suspected of being a ringleader of the coup plotters. 

He as killed by troops yesterday and no information has been offered by authorities.

Army chief Seare Mekonnen and Amhara governor Ambachew Mekonnen, both recently appointed by Ahmed, were killed by their bodyguards at the weekend.

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made the announcement on national television after gunfire was heard overnight in the capital Addis Ababa.

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Clad in army fatigues, a grim-faced premier Abiy Ahmed denounced plotters attempting a coup in Ethiopia’s second most populous state Amhara.

The US embassy in Ethiopia warned of gunfire in the Amhara state capital Bahir Dar and in Addis Ababa.

There’ no indication of exactly who’s behind the attempted overthrow of the reformist prime minister….

…who has tried to release the 100-million Ethiopians  from iron-fisted government by releasing political prisoners, unbanning parties and allowing the return of exiles.

Ethnic violence in Amhara has raged for years, displacing more than a million people. 

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