Chad opposition leader Yaya Dillo killed in gun clash

Socialist leader dies after several people shot dead near party headquarters in capital of N’Djamena

The Chadian opposition politician Yaya Dillo has been killed during an exchange of fire with security forces, the state prosecutor, Oumar Mahamat Kedelaye, said.

Heavy gunfire was heard on Wednesday in the capital, N’Djamena, near the headquarters of Dillo’s opposition party, a witness said. Several people had been killed in earlier clashes near Chad’s internal security agency building.