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Four young people arrested by Chadian services in N’Djamena

By , based on Alwihda Info

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Four young people, including three pupils and a student, were arrested during the night of 9 to 10 October 2026 in Goudje, N’Djamena, by armed men presented as members of Chad’s special services. They were taken to an unknown destination amid tensions in Tibesti, according to relatives and sources cited by Alwihda.

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