An attempted coup took place in Ethiopia, and the army chief of staff was shot.

　　[Global Network News reporter Li Dongyu] According to AFP news, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on June 23 local time that the country’s army chief of staff was shot. His personal situation is still unclear.

　　An AFP reporter said that after a coup attempt in Amhara state, Abby was dressed in a military uniform and boarded the national television station, saying that army chief of staff Serra Mekonen was shot. But did not disclose more details.

　　According to the latest news from TRT Twitter, Turkey’s national radio station, Abi said that Mekonen was shot in the unrest after the attempted coup in Amhara.

　　Agence France-Presse reported that the U.S. Embassy has issued an alarm about the shooting incident in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, and the violence around Bahir Dar, the main city of Amhara.

　　Reuters reported on 22nd that a coup took place in Amhara, one of the nine Ethiopian states, against the state leader Arnbak Mekonnen. Soon, the spokesman of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abi told the media that "there was an organized coup attempt in Bahir Dar (the capital of Amhara), but it failed."