Security clampdown in Chad city after ‘Boko Haram’ attacks

N’DJAMENA: Scores of police and soldiers patrolled Chad’s capital on Tuesday, a day after twin suicide bombings blamed on Boko Haram rebels killed 24 people and wounded more than 100.
The areas around the presidential palace and police headquarters in N’Djamena, one of the targets of the bombers, were sealed off, checkpoints were set up across the city and vehicles with smoked glass windows banned from the roads, AFP journalists reported.
Chad has been on the front line of a regional fight against the Nigerian militant group, but Monday’s attack marked the first of its kind in the capital of the north-central African country.
“These attacks, which aimed to strike fear into the people, will not slacken Chad’s determination to combat terrorism,” the government said, calling on the population to “keep its legendary serenity because the situation is entirely under control.”
It said four “terrorists” were also killed in the blasts, but did not give details.