Ethiopian official alleges Amhara region militiamen's plot to topple regional & federal governments after ongoing clashes prompt state of emergency declaration. EthiopiaCrisis StateOfEmergency
Clashes between Fano militiamen and the Ethiopian National Defence Force continued over the weekend. Residents of Gondar, Amhara’s second-biggest city, said that heavy weapons fire that began on Sunday could be heard into Monday morning.
Temesgen Tiruneh, director general of Ethiopia’s national intelligence service who was appointed to oversee enforcement of the state of emergency, acknowledged that militia fighters had taken some towns and districts. The state of emergency declaration gives the security services the power to impose curfews, restrict movement, ban the carrying of guns and sharp objects, ban public gatherings and make arrests and conduct searches without warrants.
Fano is a part-time militia that draws volunteers from the local population and was an ally of the ENDF during the Tigray war.
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