Chadian troops were heavily deployed around the capital, N’Djamena, Thursday as officials said they were investigating a failed attack on the country’s presidential palace.

Wednesday, authorities said. President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside the palace at the time of the attack.

An attack on Chad's presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday. The attack on Wednesday night occurred ...

An assault on Chad's presidential palace in N'Djamena has led to the deaths of 18 attackers, with six captured, according to state media reports on Thursday. One soldier was killed and three were ...

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An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday. The attack on Wednesday night ...

State media in Chad say an attack on the presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded N'DJAMENA, Chad -- An attack on Chad's ...

Two dozen assailants armed with weapons and machetes launched an assault on Chad's presidential palace which the government said was thwarted but the opposition cast doubt Thursday on the official ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno participates in his inauguration ceremony in N’djamena, Chad, May 23 ...

Chad's national prosecutor said on Thursday that an attempt to storm the presidential palace on Wednesday evening had been foiled. Two dozen armed men allegedly carrying "weapons, machetes and ...

Armed men tried to storm Chad's presidential palace when President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside but 18 attackers and two soldiers were killed in the failed attack, the national prosecutor ...