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| Hundreds of civilians dead in Chad |
| 2008-02-05 |
| Red Cross officials said Tuesday that hundreds of civilians have been killed in a coup attempt by rebels in Chad. The officials, who were driving around the capital N'Djamena looking for casualties, said they did not have an exact toll. But they said "hundreds of civilians" have died in fighting since rebels penetrated the capital on Saturday. Most were killed by bullets, they said. Chad soldiers blocked two bridges crossing from the strife-torn capital to neighboring Cameroon, cutting off an escape route for hundreds of civilians trying to flee the violence. A local reporter at the scene watched frightened civilians turned back by troops on Tuesday afternoon. The U.N. refugee agency says some 20,000 residents of the capital have fled to Cameroon since Monday. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #6 LUCIANNE > FRANCE READY TO INTERVENE IN CHAD; + TOPIX > FRENCH FORCES PUT ON ALERT FOR CHAD CRISIS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-02-05 22:11 |
| #5 think the shelling out of guns tends too be these african countries problems, but seems too be the quickest way too a solution too. let them kill each other off |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-02-05 19:15 |
| #4 "Hundreds of civilians dead in Chad" Obviously dictators and the UN (but I repeat myself) are involved somehow - it's what they do best (besides whining). Since the UN has declared that self-defense is not a human right, send the UNichs to whatever hellhole is hosting the rebellion/invasion du jour and let the hypocritical assholes Or pass out guns to the civilians of said hellhole and watch the fun. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-02-05 18:12 |
| #3 can't actually bring myself too admit i was watching ellen |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-02-05 15:07 |
| #2 well at least they won't be asking for money like the Katrina victims 10 years from now. By the the way it was just on ellen |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-02-05 15:07 |
| #1 UIC on the move? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-02-05 14:54 |