0h 31min, jan 9, 2025 y - 19 Killed inside Chad's Presidential Palace

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Gunmen launched an attack on the presidential complex in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Wednesday, January 8, 2024, sparking a battle that left 18 attackers and one security personnel member dead and several others injured, the government said. Reporters heard gunfire erupt near the site in N'Djamena, with tanks seen on the street, while security sources reported that armed men had tried to storm the complex.

The government later said 19 people were killed in the fighting, of which 18 were members of the 24-strong group that launched the assault.

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