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2025 N'Djamena attack

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2025 N'Djamena attack
Part of the Boko Haram insurgency
Date8 January 2025 (2025-01-08)
8:45 pm (WAT)
Location
Presidential palace in N'Djamena, Chad
Belligerents
 Chad Armed Forces

Boko Haram

  • Bandits (alleged)
Casualties and losses
2 killed[1][2]
5 wounded[2]
18 killed
6 wounded

On 8 January 2025, an attack happened at the presidential palace in the Chadian capital N’Djamena by unknown attackers.[3][4][5] At least 20 people were killed in the attack, including 18 attackers and two soldiers.

References

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  1. "Attack on Chad's presidential palace leaves 20 dead, 11 injured". Xinhua News Agency. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Fighting At Chad Presidency Leaves 19 Dead Including 18 Attackers: Government". Barron's. AFP. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. "Gunshots heard near presidency in Chad capital N'Djamena, residents and AFP say". The Jerusalem Post. 8 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. "Tchad: tirs nourris dans le centre de N'Djamena, près de la présidence". Le Figaro (in French). 8 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. "Chad: Gunfire heard near presidency in N'Djamena". dw.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.