Eritrea: Leader Says Zenawi Tried to Assassinate Him, Wikileaks Reveals

17 December 2010

Eritrean strongman Isaias Afeworki was nearly assassinated while on his way back to Asmara after a family holiday in Kenya, secret American diplomatic cables have revealed.

The secret cables posted online by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks accuse Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi, a one time ally of Afeworki in Addis Ababa's struggle to overthrow Mengistu Haile Mariam's dictatorial rule, for the failed assassination attempt.

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