25 June 2018 11:21
Press release on the terrorist attack in the Ethiopian capital
On June 23, during a mass rally in support of new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s reforms in Addis Ababa, a terrorist attack resulted in five deaths and dozens of injuries of varying degrees, according to preliminary reports.
Ethiopian officials consider the terrorist attack an attempted assassination of the Prime Minister and the senior officials of the ruling party, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front.
Moscow strongly condemns this murderous crime in which civilians were the victims.
We want to express our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed and to wish a speedy recovery to the injured.
