Deadly clashes erupt at Chad gold mine: residents
Miners from all over Chad have flocked to the region of Tibesti in recent months in search of gold.
N DJAMENA (AFP) - Some 10 people have been killed in clashes near a gold mine in northern Chad as rival tribes flock to the area in search of riches, local residents told AFP Tuesday.
The deadly fighting, near a gold mine in Miski, in the country s far-northern Tibesti region, broke out Monday night between members of the local Toubou tribe and gold prospectors from the Zaghawa community, who had come from further afield, according to residents who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Officials in the capital N Djamena were unable to confirm the toll on Tuesday.
Miners from all over Chad have flocked to the desert region of Tibesti in recent months in search of gold.
At least seven people had been killed since the beginning of July in similar inter-communal clashes "between the Toubou and illegal gold-panners" from President Idriss Deby s eastern Zaghawa tribe, according to the opposition website Tchadconvergence.
