N’djamena, Chad
AP
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An assault on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants useless and 6 in custody, with one soldier killed and 3 wounded, state media reported Thursday.
The assault on Wednesday night time took place whilst Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno was once within the palace, however government stated the location was once briefly introduced below keep watch over.
“The placement is totally below keep watch over. There is not any concern,” International Affairs Minister Abderaman Koulamallah stated whilst surrounded by way of squaddies in a reside Fb broadcast filmed inside of what looked to be a quiet presidential palace past due Wednesday.
In an interview with state TV, Koulamallah praised the vigilance of the palace guards, describing the attackers as disorganized and intoxicated by way of alcohol and medication. When requested if the assault was once terrorism, he stated it was once more than likely no longer, because the attackers have been native youths from the capital, N’Djamena.
The assault took place the similar day as a seek advice from by way of Chinese language International Minister Wang Yi, who congratulated Deby Itno on reestablishing constitutional order.
Within the fast aftermath, rumors unfold on-line that the assault was once the paintings of Islamic militant team Boko Haram.
Boko Haram, which introduced an insurgency greater than a decade in the past in opposition to Western schooling, seeks to ascertain Islamic regulation in Nigeria’s northeast. The insurgency has unfold to neighboring West African international locations together with Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
Chad, a rustic of just about 18 million other folks, has been reeling from political turmoil ahead of and after a debatable presidential election that led to Deby Itno’s victory. He had led the rustic as intervening time president all over the length of army rule that adopted the demise of his father in 2021.
