Chad breaks with Sudan

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By Daniel Flynn
47 minutes ago

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's President Idriss Deby on Friday broke diplomatic ties with neighbor Sudan, which he accused of trying to topple him, and warned that his country could stop sheltering thousands of Sudanese refugees.

He made the announcement at a rally in N'Djamena in which he once again accused the Sudanese government of backing armed groups which have carried out attacks across Chad, including a surprise raid on the capital on Thursday.

"We have taken the decision to break our diplomatic relations with Sudan today and to proceed to close our frontiers," Deby, wearing a dark suit and tinted glasses, told the rally in N'Djamena's Independence Square.

Sudan's government denied it was helping anti-Deby rebels.

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