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| Chad police killed in N'Djamena weapons raid | Chad police killed in N'Djamena weapons raid |
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| Five Chadian security officials and six militants have been killed in an explosion during a raid on a weapons cache in the capital N'Djamena, officials say. | Five Chadian security officials and six militants have been killed in an explosion during a raid on a weapons cache in the capital N'Djamena, officials say. |
| Officers seized weapons and explosives at the scene, the state prosecutor told Reuters news agency. | Officers seized weapons and explosives at the scene, the state prosecutor told Reuters news agency. |
| Militants refused to surrender and then blew themselves up when police arrived at the building, local media report. | Militants refused to surrender and then blew themselves up when police arrived at the building, local media report. |
| At least 33 people were killed last month in a bomb attack in N'Djamena. | At least 33 people were killed last month in a bomb attack in N'Djamena. |
| The government has blamed the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram for the June attack, but the group not yet commented. | The government has blamed the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram for the June attack, but the group not yet commented. |
| It had previously threatened to attack Chad, after it sent troops to help Nigeria recapture territory from the militant group. | It had previously threatened to attack Chad, after it sent troops to help Nigeria recapture territory from the militant group. |
| Authorities in Chad arrested 60 suspected militants on Sunday, saying they had dismantled the cell responsible for the deadly attack in June. | |
| Africa live: Latest news updates | Africa live: Latest news updates |
| US trains Chad forces to tackle terror | US trains Chad forces to tackle terror |
| Who are Boko Haram? | Who are Boko Haram? |
| The "mastermind" of Boko Haram activities in Chad and northern Cameroon was also arrested as part of Sunday's operation, the country's interior minster Abderahim Bireme Hamid said. | |
| One of those arrested on Sunday gave up the location of a safe house in the capital where militants were making bombs and storing weapons, which resulted in Monday's deadly police raid, he added. |