Published on 02.03.2021 at 20h21 by APA News
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The attempted tank arrest of opposition leader Yaya Dillo in the Chadian capital N’Djamena has left several people dead amid tensions ahead of the country’s presidential elections.The operation to arrest him seemed out of a Hollywood movie with the use of heavy artillery last Sunday by the police to nab him.
Armored vehicles, and vans have been crisscrossing the neighborhood where the ex-rebel leader lives.
But Dillo and his relatives, put up a fierce resistance that resulted in the death of two people and left five others wounded, three of them security personnel.
Two people were killed and five wounded in a gun battle Sunday after security forces tried to detain a Chadian opposition figure who wants to run for president in April, the government said.
Chad s main opposition candidate, Saleh Kebzabo, on Monday announced he was withdrawing from the country s upcoming presidential elections, accusing veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno of using force to intimidate rivals.
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - At least two people were killed after security forces went to arrest Chad's opposition candidate Yaya Dillo at his home on Sunday morning, Dillo and the government said.