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Hundreds of civilians dead in Chad
Red Cross officials said Tuesday that hundreds of civilians have been killed in a coup attempt by rebels in Chad. The officials, who were driving around the capital N'Djamena looking for casualties, said they did not have an exact toll. But they said "hundreds of civilians" have died in fighting since rebels penetrated the capital on Saturday. Most were killed by bullets, they said.Chad soldiers blocked two bridges crossing from the strife-torn capital to neighboring Cameroon, cutting off an escape route for hundreds of civilians trying to flee the violence. A local reporter at the scene watched frightened civilians turned back by troops on Tuesday afternoon. The U.N. refugee agency says some 20,000 residents of the capital have fled to Cameroon since Monday. Posted by: ed 2008-02-05 |
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