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Troops deployed, internet shut down in Chad’s capital amid deadly violence

Security forces have been deployed to N'Djamena's streets and internet services cut off after an attack on Chad's internal security agency [File: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]

Security forces in Chad have surrounded the headquarters of the Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF), after accusing “elements” of the main opposition party of launching a deadly attack on the country’s internal security agency.

The violence in N’Djamena on Wednesday came as tensions rise ahead of a presidential election set for May and June that could return Chad to constitutional rule after three years of military-backed rule.

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