BBC: Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed does press-ups with protesting soldiers
Ethiopia's prime minister has done press-ups with dozens of protesting soldiers, who had marched into his office in the capital, Addis Ababa.
Abiy Ahmed was unhappy that soldiers had brought weapons and ordered them to do 10 press-ups.
They were among several hundred protesting soldiers who entered his office grounds to demand a pay rise.
The situation caused alarm, leading to road closures in the area and the internet to be shut off for hours.
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WNU Editor: These soldiers showed up heavily armed. This could have ended badly.
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2 comments:
Kudos to Ahmed. Very impressive response. I'll bet these troops will support him to the hilt.
On one side of the coin: he could have been shot dead. On the other hand he could come out looking out like Napoleon.
This is one of those that leaves everyone scratching their head afterwords.
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