YAOUNDE, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- "Several" people were killed in an attack on the premises of Chad's intelligence services, authorities said Wednesday.
The "deliberate" attack overnight on the National State Security Agency (ANSE) was carried out by members of the opposition Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF), said government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah.
The attackers, who have either been detained or sought after, will be prosecuted, Koulamallah said.
The attack came after the Feb. 19 arrest of the finance secretary of the PSF, whom the government accused of attempting to assassinate Samir Adam Annour, the president of the Supreme Court.
On Tuesday, PSF president Yaya Dillo, who is the cousin of the country's transitional president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, announced on social media that the party's finance secretary Abakar Torabi had been shot dead.
Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno took over from his father Idriss Deby Itno, who died in an attack in April 2021.
He will run as a candidate for the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement in the upcoming presidential elections.
On Tuesday, Chad's National Election Management Agency said the first round of the presidential vote will take place on May 6.
Koulamallah, the government spokesman, on Wednesday urged Chadians "to go about their business normally."
"It is important to emphasize that anyone seeking to disrupt the ongoing democratic process in the country will be prosecuted and brought to justice according to the laws in force," he said. "Chad remains resolute in its commitment to democracy and national stability." ■
