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Ethiopia detains 47 suspected of trying to 'overthrow' PM Abiy

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The Ethiopian Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force on May 1, 2023 announced the arrest of at least 47 people whom it alleged attempted to topple Abiy’s federal government. PHOTO | MICHAEL TEWELDE | XINHUA

By  Tesfa-Alem Tekle

Correspondent in Addis Abba, Ethiopia

Nation Media Group

The Ethiopian Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force has announced the arrest of at least 47 people whom it alleged attempted to topple Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s federal government.

The mass arrests follow the assassination of the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) leader in the Amhara region.

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