Ethiopian court convicts 26 in alleged coup plot

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian court has convicted 26 people who were accused of taking part in a coup plot.

The Ethiopian Federal High Court on Thursday also released five others who were acquitted.

Judge Adem Ibrahim said most of the defendants had said they were tortured by police into submitting false testimonies, but the judge said the court was not convinced.

In April, Ethiopia said the suspects were found with weapons, plans and information that linked them to a prominent opposition group started after the country's disputed 2005 elections.

Ethiopia has acknowledged that its security forces killed 193 civilians protesting alleged election fraud that year.