The attack on Wednesday night occurred while Chadian president Mahamat Deby Itno was inside the palace ... Abderaman Koulamallah said while surrounded by soldiers in a live Facebook broadcast filmed inside what appeared to be a quiet presidential palace ...

Attack on Chad's presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed. The incident occurred while President Mahamat was inside.

An attack on Chad's presidential palace resulted in 18 attackers dead, six captured, and one soldier killed. Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno was present but unhurt. Authorities dismissed terrorism links,

The attack on Wednesday night occurred while Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno was inside the palace ... while surrounded by soldiers in a live Facebook broadcast filmed inside what appeared ...

Armed men tried to storm Chad's presidential palace when President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside but ... Guard," he said in a message on Facebook. The group came from a poor neighbourhood ...

FILE - Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno participates in his inauguration ... Koulamallah said while surrounded by soldiers in a Facebook live broadcast shot inside what appeared to be a quiet ...

The attack on Wednesday night occurred while Chadian president Mahamat Deby Itno was inside the palace ... while surrounded by soldiers in a live Facebook broadcast filmed inside what appeared ...

Chad's ruling party has secured two-thirds of National Assembly seats amid a boycotted legislative election, solidifying President Mahamat Idriss Deby's power. The recent transition to constitutional rule follows Deby's controversial rise to power after his father's death.

Chad's ruling party won two-thirds of the seats in the legislative election which was boycotted by many in the opposition last month reinforcing President Mahamat Idriss Deby's hold on power.