Getu Girma also called the third defendant Tilahun Getachew and told him he wanted someone who could throw the bomb. “The third defendant Tilahun Getachew was told by the first defendant to commit the attack at the rally. The prosecutor said the first and the second defendants then met with the third, fourth and fifth defendants at Pizza area and discussed how they would commit the attack. Two people were killed and 163 others were wounded due to the bomb attack, the charges read. Following the attack, there has been widespread belief among many Ethiopians that the attack was engineered and carried out by members or supporters of the TPLF (Tigrayan Peoples Liberation Front).

Source: Ethiopian News September 28, 2018 23:48 UTC