An attack on the presidential palace in Chad kills 19 people

One person was killed and 18 attackers were eliminated in an attack on the presidential palace in Chad. The AFP news agency reported on January 8 on the X network (formerly Twitter).

"Of the 24 special forces fighters who launched the attack, 18 were killed and six wounded, while we lost one person and three wounded," government spokesman and Foreign Minister Abderaman Kulamallah told the agency.

The shooting took place that day near the presidential palace in the Chadian capital N'Djamena. Chad's Infrastructure Minister Aziz Mahamat Saleh said the situation was under government control.