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Government says it repulsed rebel attack

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    Chad’s government says that its forces have repulsed an attack by the country’s main rebel group on one of its positions in the extreme north, the BBC reported.

    However, the Mouvement pour la democratie et la justice au Tchad (MDJT), led by former defence minister Youssouf Togoimi, denied in a communique that it had attacked government positions, AFP said on Friday.

    The government had charged that some 200 MDJT rebels attacked one of the army’s positions in the Tibesti region on Wednesday. The army repelled the attack, took prisoners and captured two vehicles, the BBC said.

    Togoimi’s forces have been fighting the government from its northern base since October 1998.

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