Chad opposition leader was killed as he led attack on security agency in the capital, official says
Washington PostFeb 29
Chad: Opposition Leader Killed in Gun Fight
The Facts
The leader of Chad's opposition Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF), Yaya Dillo, was killed during a gun battle involving security forces near the party's headquarters in the capital N'Djamena.
This follows separately reported gun fights on Wednesday in which the government claims members of the PSF opened fire on the national security agency, adding that a member of PSF, Ahmed Torabi, tried to assassinate the head of the Supreme Court.
The Spin
Narrative B
This was not a coup attempt by the PSF but rather Pres. Déby's latest attack on his political opponents. Weeks before this tragedy, Déby's intelligence forces and riot police surrounded the home of another opposition candidate and arrested him. If this was a coup, it was a coup against democracy in Chad.
Nerd narrative
There's a 45% chance that Chad will experience a successful coup d'etat before 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community.