Chad rebels surround presidential palace
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Hundreds of rebels stormed into the capital of Chad on Saturday, clashing with government troops and surrounding the presidential palace after a three-day advance through the oil-producing central African nation, officials and witnesses said. France has began evacuating French and foreign nationals from the city.
Chad's ambassador to Ethiopia said the capital had not fallen and that President Idriss Deby was "fine" in his palace.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Reuters today reports, 'one of the leaders of the rebels, Mahamat Nouri, had agreed to a ceasefire and negotiations with government forces following mediation by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi...But a rebel spokesman, Henchi Ordjo, told Reuters that the rebel fighters were simply holding back an assault on the palace to allow Deby the opportunity to leave'.
Chad's ambassador to Ethiopia said the capital had not fallen and that President Idriss Deby was "fine" in his palace.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Reuters today reports, 'one of the leaders of the rebels, Mahamat Nouri, had agreed to a ceasefire and negotiations with government forces following mediation by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi...But a rebel spokesman, Henchi Ordjo, told Reuters that the rebel fighters were simply holding back an assault on the palace to allow Deby the opportunity to leave'.
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- Scott_Bromley
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