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| Chad 'cannot take more refugees' | Chad 'cannot take more refugees' |
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| Chad's Prime Minister, Nouradine Delwa Kassire Koumakoye, has said his country cannot absorb any more refugees from the Sudanese region of Darfur. | Chad's Prime Minister, Nouradine Delwa Kassire Koumakoye, has said his country cannot absorb any more refugees from the Sudanese region of Darfur. |
| The UN says 12,000 people fled into Chad over the weekend after attacks on villages in Darfur by Sudanese forces pursuing rebel fighters. | The UN says 12,000 people fled into Chad over the weekend after attacks on villages in Darfur by Sudanese forces pursuing rebel fighters. |
| "We are simply demanding that they be moved, otherwise we will do it," Mr Koumakoye said. | "We are simply demanding that they be moved, otherwise we will do it," Mr Koumakoye said. |
| He said Sudan was behind a failed coup attempt by rebels last week. | He said Sudan was behind a failed coup attempt by rebels last week. |
| Mr Koumakoye, told reporters in the capital, N'Djamena, the international community should return the refugees to Sudan or move them elsewhere. | |
| Sudan denies being behind the rebel assault on the capital last week, which Chadian forced repulsed. | Sudan denies being behind the rebel assault on the capital last week, which Chadian forced repulsed. |
| Mr Koumakoye said: "We are being attacked by Sudan because of these refugees." | Mr Koumakoye said: "We are being attacked by Sudan because of these refugees." |
| Several hundred thousand refugees live in camps near the Chad-Sudan border after fleeing the conflict in Darfur. | Several hundred thousand refugees live in camps near the Chad-Sudan border after fleeing the conflict in Darfur. |