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Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies

Chad’s government says 19 killed during foiled attack on presidential complex

Chadian Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah addresses diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in N'Djamena from a lectern with a Chadian flag next to him
Chad’s foreign minister, Abderaman Koulamallah, said ‘there is no fear’ after the attempt to storm the president’s residence. Photograph: Joris Bolomey/AFP/Getty Images

Eighteen assailants and one presidential guard died during a foiled attack on the presidential complex in the Chadian capital, N’Djamena, on Wednesday night, a government spokesperson has said.

The attackers attempted to storm the presidential palace while President Mahamat Déby Itno was inside, said Abderaman Koulamallah, who also serves as the foreign minister in the military-ruled, central African country.

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