destabilization attempt

  A group of two dozen armed individuals attempted an attack on Chad’s presidential compound overnight but were neutralized by security forces, the public prosecutor revealed on Thursday. According to Reuters, gunfire erupted near the president’s office in N'Djamena on Wednesday night as the military cordoned off surrounding streets. The government later announced that the attempt to destabilize the country had been thwarted, assuring that the situation was under control. […]