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Chad Shuts Sudan Border After Drone Strike Kills Civilians in El Tina

Chad Shuts Sudan Border After Drone Strike Kills Civilians in El Tina

El Tina / N’djamena / Mabrouka — Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby has ordered the immediate closure of Chad’s 1,300-kilometre border with Sudan and placed the military on maximum alert following a deadly drone strike on a border town, yesterday.

The strike hit a gathering of civilians in the town of Mabrouka in the Wadi Fira region during a Ramadan iftar, killing at least 16 people, according to local sources. The drone was reported to have originated from Sudan.

Déby described the attack…

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