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Newshour: 20/04/2021 20:06 GMT: President of Chad Idriss Deby killed

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President of Chad Idriss Deby killed

20/04/2021 20:06 GMT

20/04/2021 20:06 GMT: President of Chad Idriss Deby killed

BBC World Service - Newshour, President of Chad Idriss Deby killed

Chad announces the death of its leader killed fighting rebels on the frontline

Chad announces the death of its leader killed fighting rebels on the frontline.

We hear from Chad where President Idriss Deby has been killed. According to the army, he died of injuries following clashes with rebels in the north of the country.

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(Photo: Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad, addresses the 69th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York. Credit: Reuters)

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