United Nations, Jun 24 (UNI) UN chief Antonio Guterres has condemned the assassination of the chief of staff of the Ethiopian army and killing of a regional governor in what the Government described it as a regional coup attempt.
In a statement released on Sunday, António Guterres said he was "deeply concerned by the weekend’s deadly incidents".
The Governor of the restive Amhara National Region was killed along with an adviser, while in the capital Addis Ababa, another key ally of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Chief of Staff General Seare Mekonnen was shot, along with another senior officer.