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Drone strike kills four at market in Bamina, Chad

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A drone strike killed four people and injured fourteen on 20 October 2026, targeting Bamina market in Chad’s Wadi Fira province. The injured were admitted to Tiné Djagarba district hospital, and government delegate Brahim Issa Galmaye called for an investigation to establish the origin of the aircraft, Alwihda Info reports.

A drone strike of unknown origin killed four people and injured fourteen others on 20 October at the market in Bamina, a locality in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad, according to authorities cited by Alwihda Info.

The fourteen injured people were admitted to Tiné Djagarba district hospital. Brahim Issa Galmaye, the government’s general delegate to Wadi Fira province, visited the site to assess the damage and convey the head of state’s condolences to the victims’ families, Alwihda Info reports.

Brahim Issa Galmaye called for a prompt investigation to establish the origin of the attack. “We do not know where the drone came from,” he said, according to the Chadian media outlet.

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