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At least nine dead in Chad after election result announcement
At least nine people have died and 63 have been injured in the capital of Chad by army fire, after the announcement of the provisional results of Monday's presidential elections, medical sources told the EFE news agency today.
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Shortly after the results were announced, soldiers fired automatic weapons into the air in N'Djamena and in several southern cities known for their support for the opposition.
"Since yesterday [Thursday] night, we have recorded nine deaths and 63 injuries, including eight serious cases of live ammunition fire. The victims include two children, four women and three men," Jérôme Noubasra, a nurse at the General National Reference Hospital in N'Djamena, told EFE.
The events occurred after the National Electoral Management Agency (ANGE) proclaimed the President of the transition and leader of the Chadian military junta, General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, the winner of the elections with 61.03% of the vote.
Before these figures were released, the former opposition leader and prime minister since January, Succès Masra, who came second with 18.53% of the vote, proclaimed himself the winner of the vote, denounced the manipulation of the results and warned that the people "will not allow this to happen".
Human rights activists claimed that the shooting was intended to deter opposition supporters from gathering to demonstrate.
"This is a strategy by the army to prevent opposition supporters from demonstrating. Especially because, an hour before the results were announced, Prime Minister Succès Masra rejected them and called on his supporters to demonstrate to claim their victory," human rights defender Sosthène Mbernodji told EFE.
"But it is not normal to kill people to celebrate a candidate's victory," Mbernodji denounced.
The Chadian government, for its part, promised to clarify the facts.
"We regret these deaths and I would like to say that an investigation is underway to determine who is responsible. The Minister of Defense has banned the shootings. The perpetrators will be held accountable for their actions," said the Secretary of State for Justice, Sitack Yombatina Beni.
More than eight million Chadians went to the polls on Monday to elect the new President, on a day marked by the death of a voter and a soldier, shot in two separate incidents.
The elections, in which ten candidates (including one woman) ran, mark the end of a three-year transition since General Déby Itno came to power following the unexpected death in 2021 of his father, Idriss Déby Itno, who had ruled the country with an iron fist since 1990.
Read Also: Military junta leader in Chad proclaimed winner of presidential elections (Portuguese version)
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