Chad aid workers halt ops after colleague killed

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NDJAMENA (AFP) — Aid groups in Chad on Friday began a two-day suspension of humanitarian operations in the country to protest the slaying of a French aid worker the previous day, a UN statement said.

"The humanitarian community decided to recommend a suspension of humanitarian activities, apart from emergency ones," said a statement from the UN humanitarian coordinator in Chad, Kingsley Amaning.

The move aimed to "protest the deteriorating security in eastern Chad and to reiterate our solidarity with the families and colleagues of all victims of this insecurity," the statement said.

Most non-governmental organisations in Chad appeared to be following the protest.

A group of armed men shot dead Pascal Marlinge, 49, a member of the London-based charity...