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2nd LD: At least 25 killed in twin blasts hitting Chadian capital

Xinhua, June 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least 25 people were killed and dozens of others injured Monday in two suicide blasts targeting police, sources from the police and a hospital told Xinhua.

The two heavy explosions, whose origin is not yet known, were heard on Monday morning in front of a police station and a national police school in N'Djamena.

There has been no official information on the death toll.

A suicide bomber, a man riding on a motorcycle carrying explosives, exploded his devices in front of the N'Djamena central police station which is situated a few meters from Chad's Presidential Palace and French Embassy in Chad.

The national police school where the second attack occurred, is situated between the headquarters of the Constitutional Council and Chad-China Friendship Hospital.

The gates and the roads leading to the two sites were immediately barricaded by the army.

This is the first time the Chadian capital is witnessing such events. Even though the identity of the attackers has not yet been revealed, many observers in N'Djamena fear this could be the work of the Nigerian islamist sect, Boko Haram.

Since February 2015, Chad has been engaged in the fight against Boko Haram alongside other regional countries neighboring Nigeria. Endi