Chad war could restart as May 3 election day looms

As election officials report that everything is in place for Wednesday's presidential poll, fears of more rebel attacks are sending residents of the Chad capital N'djamena over the river into neighbouring Cameroon, IRIN reported via Reuters -

"We are going to put ourselves into a safe haven for now. The war could restart at any moment," said a French citizen and N'djamena resident waiting in the line at the Ngueli Bridge that links N'djamena's suburbs to Cameroon.

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May 2 2006 Planes with Suspected Rebels Land in CAR - Two aircraft each carrying around 50 armed men suspected of links to a rebellion in neighbouring Chad have landed illegally in Central African Republic's lawless north, a senior official said on Thursday.