{"id":723,"date":"2020-12-14T19:47:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T19:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ethiopia\/?p=723"},"modified":"2020-12-18T22:48:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T22:48:51","slug":"ethiopia-abiy-vow-to-continue-anti-tplf-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/ethiopia-abiy-vow-to-continue-anti-tplf-crackdown","title":{"rendered":"ETHIOPIA: Abiy vow to continue anti-TPLF crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press Ethiopia<\/p>\n<p>ADDIS ABABA \u2013 Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has vowed to continue apprehension of Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF) political and military figures calling them \u2018criminals\u2019, hours after a visit by the Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resolve for a regional meeting to address the Tigray crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I] went to Mekelle and met with commanders of the ENDF [Ethiopian National Defense Forces] as well as the Provisional Administration of Tigray,\u201d the Ethiopian leader said, adding, \u201cTelecom &amp; electricity currently being restored after repairs; infrastructure works underway &amp; humanitarian relief provided. 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