The federal government of Chad has insisted the status in capitol N’Djamena is solid upcoming gunshots have been heard related the presidential palace.

Overseas Minister Abderaman Koulamallah mentioned in a video it sounds as if recorded throughout the palace complicated that there were a “little incident” however that “everything is calm”.

Resources related to the African circumstance’s executive mentioned clashes had befell between safety forces and “terrorist elements”.

The French information company AFP quoted Koulamallah as announcing that 18 attackers and a member of the protection forces were killed.

Following the incident, tanks have been unmistakable within the segment and all roads important to the palace have been closed, the company mentioned

Within the video, posted to Fb, Koulamallah is unmistakable surrounded by way of participants of the federal government forces.

“Nothing serious has happened,” he says.

“We are here and we will defend our country at the price of our blood. Be calm.

“This complete effort at destabilisation has been thwarted.”

He is then seen taking photos with, and raising his fist with, the soldiers.

Koulamallah was quoted by AFP as saying the assault had been launched by a 24-man commando unit, adding that six of the attackers had suffered injuries.

A further three members of the government forces also suffered injuries, he added.

The incident got here simply hours upcoming a talk over with to the previous French field by way of China’s Overseas Minister, Wang Yi, who met President Mahamat Déby and alternative senior officers.