People protest in Moundou, Chad, October 20, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media. Hyacinthe Ndolenodji/via REUTERS
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) -About 50 people were killed and nearly 300 injured in violence that broke out in Chad on Thursday as hundreds took to the streets to demand a quicker transition to democratic rule.
Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo, who gave the death toll at a news conference, said the government was still compiling casualties from what he described as an armed insurrection.
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