35 arrested in Ethiopia 'coup' swoop

The Ethiopian government arrested 35 people suspected of a coup attempt allegedly backed by an Ethiopian economist now teaching at a US university, a government spokesman said.

Government spokesman Ermias Legesse said the group, which calls itself on May 15 after the date of controversial 2005 elections in Ethiopia, was led from the US by former opposition leader Berhanu Nega, who is an associate professor of economics at Bucknell University.