The statement added that the security service seized 499 Kalashnikov rifles, 27, 237 pistols, 11 hand grenades, 8 machine guns, 168, 241 bullets and 59 traffickers. Al-Shabaab and Islamic State (IS) recently released a video threatening attack on Ethiopia, NISS recalled, adding the security service is working round-the-clock to thwart these planned attacks. The security service finally called on the public to report to relevant security officers if they see suspicious activity around their vicinity. Last year, NISS said it foiled terrorists’ attack by capturing several members of the terrorist groups Al Shabaab and IS. The Intelligence said it collaborated with governments of Somalia, Puntland, Djibouti, Somaliland, US, Italy, Spain and France to foil the planned attack.

Source: Ethiopian News August 27, 2020 18:00 UTC