Chad orders investigations after military depot explosion leaves dead, injured
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Army officers stand around blast damages after last night's fire that caused blasts at a military ammunition depot in N'Djamena, Chad, June 19, 2024. Damages and ammunition shells are seen after last night's fire that caused blasts at a military ammunition depot in N'Djamena, Chad, June 19, 2024. Members of the Chadian security forces stand at the scene of the fire at a ammunition depot in N'Djamena on June 19, 2024.
Officials in Chad say they have opened investigations and are calling for calm after an explosion and fire at a military ammunition depot in the capital N'Djamena late Tuesday killed an undisclosed number and wounded others, causing panic in the central African state. Efforts are ongoing to put out the blaze igniting weapons and ammunition.
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