ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—The Ethiopian army general accused of leading a failed coup in a restive northern region was killed June 24 in a firefight with security forces amid a security crackdown in which more than 180 others have been arrested.
Brig. Gen. Asamnew Tsige was killed on the outskirts of Bahir Dar, capital of the northern Amhara region, Nigussu Tilahun, a spokesman in the prime minister’s office, told The Associated Press.
