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.

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.

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 said ...

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Multiple gunshots were heard near the presidential palace in Chad’s capital Wednesday evening, residents said, while the ...

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 ...

Roads leading to the presidential palace were blocked and tanks could be seen on the streets, an AFP reporter at the scene said at the time. Government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah said a 24 ...

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 ...

18 assailants and two soldiers were killed after a failed attempt to storm the presidential palace on Wednesday, authorities said. President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside the palace at the ...

The Chadian capital N'Djamena was on alert on Thursday after 19 people died during clashes between security forces and gunmen ...