Ethiopian Nile dam manager found dead in own car
— 27th July 2018
The project manager of a $4 billion Ethiopian dam,Simegnew Bekele was found shot dead in his car on Thursday, police said.
“We have confirmed that engineer Simegnew Bekele was shot dead,” Zeinu Jemal, head of Ethiopia’s Federal Police Commission, told reporters.
“He had a bullet wound behind his right ear,” Zeinu said, adding a Colt pistol was found inside the car.
Asked if the gun belonged to the victim, he said: “That has not been confirmed.” Simegnew project-managed the Grand Renaissance Dam that is being built along the Nile river.
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