Ethiopia Names New Police Chief for Capital After Blast at Rally
- Appointment follows court hearing for 26 suspects in attack
- Premier has made raft of changes since taking power in April
People donate blood at Ethiopia Red Cross in Addis Ababa, on June 24, 2018, to help injured victims of the blast which occurred the day before.
Photographer: Yonas Tadesse/AFP via Getty Images
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Ethiopia’s prime minister appointed a new police commissioner for the capital in the wake of a grenade attack at a political rally in the city at the weekend that killed two people and wounded about 150 others.
Premier Abiy Ahmed named Brigadier-General Degfe Bedi to the post, the ruling party-funded Fana Broadcasting Corp. reported Tuesday. His appointment follows the appearance in court Monday of 26 suspects in Saturday’s attack, including a deputy commissioner of Addis Ababa’s police.