Son takes over after Chad president killed

By Geoffroy Touroumbaye, Dpa
Updated April 21 2021 - 2:04am, first published 2:00am
Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has been named interim president of Chad by military officers.
Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has been named interim president of Chad by military officers.

Idriss Deby Into, who had just won re-election as president of Chad, is dead after fighting with rebel forces, military spokesman Azem Bermandoa Agouna says.

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