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Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno participates in his inauguration ceremony in N'djamena, Chad, May 23, 2024
Meanwhile, Nato foreign ministers debate increased weapons spending as police investigate the bloc’s purchases of military equipment
AUTHORITIES in Chad say the military has foiled an armed assault on the presidential complex in the capital N’Djamena during which 19 people were killed.
Security forces said they managed to prevent an attempt by around 24 armed fighters to storm the presidential complex on Wednesday.
Chad Foreign Minister and government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah said: “There were 18 dead and six injured” among the attackers “and we suffered one death and three injured, one of them seriously.”
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