ADDIS Ababa: Ethiopia’s prime minister said his government had foiled a coup attempt in a region outside the capital.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told the state broadcaster overnight that his administration had thwarted an attempted coup in the region of Amhara led by a very high-ranking military official and others within the country’s military.

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