War looms between Chad, Central Africa

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 02, 2021 12:42 am

SOUROU: Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) were at loggerheads on Monday after the Chadian government accused its southern neighbor of killing six of its soldiers at a border post, five of whom were allegedly abducted and then executed, branding it a 'war crime' that would 'not go unpunished.'

Hours after the accusation, the CAR said there had been 'exchanges of fire... at the border' with fatalities on both sides.

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