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Summary The farmers blamed local cattle herders and attacked them.
N’DJAMENA (AFP) - Thirty-five people have been killed in fighting in recent days between semi-nomadic herders and farmers in southeastern Chad, where clashes between the two communities are common, a senior official said on Wednesday.
The deaths occurred in the province of Salamat, where farmers were attacked when they encountered an illegal roadblock, provincial secretary-general Mara Maad told AFP.
The farmers blamed local cattle herders and attacked them on Monday, he said, adding the "inter-community clashes have caused 35 deaths, including a soldier".
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