Ethiopian Police arrested Addis Ababa Police Deputy commissioner, Girma Kassa, and nine other Federal police authorities in connection with the grenade attack during massive rally held at Mesquel Square, according EthiopianBroadcasting corporation, EBC.
They are implicated in creating security gap that enabled forces who are said to create disruptive crisis carry out grenade attack. It is confirmed that the attack left one person dead and well over 100 people wounded, of which ten are in a life threatening condition.
The attack happened right after Abiy Ahmed completed his speech and there is speculation that the target was the prime minister himself.
Addis Ababa police deputy police commissioner was in the news briefing about the incident and indicated that police is investigating the attack will disclose the result.
Ethiopian Prime minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed accused, without specifying, forces who are working against the unity of Ethiopia for the grenade attack.
