Armed men attack the presidential palace in Chad.. Are there any casualties?
In this context, the government spokesman in Chad announced in a statement on his Facebook page, “The situation has been brought under control following the exchange of fire in the vicinity of the presidential palace and nothing serious.”
Chadian security sources also confirmed to the “Novosti” agency that “the security forces responded to the skirmishes that took place in the vicinity of the presidential palace, and imposed complete control in the vicinity of the presidential palace without any disturbances at the present time.”
She added, “There were injuries as a result of skirmishes and shooting.”
“The shooting began around 20:45 local time,” the AFP news agency reported.
The incident occurred a few hours before Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was scheduled to begin an official visit to Chad. (Russia Today)
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