Head of Chadian army claims troops kill Belmoktar
By The Associated Press
This article was published March 2, 2013 at 3:22 p.m.
The head of Chad’s military has announced on state television that Chadian troops deployed in northern Mali killed Moktar Belmoktar, the international terrorist responsible for the attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria that resulted in the death of dozens of foreigners.
The French military, which is leading the offensive in northern Mali, said it cannot confirm the information.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Zakaria Ngobongue read a statement saying Chadian soldiers on Saturday had destroyed a jihadist base in the Adrar and Ifoghas mountains of North Mali, killing Belmoktar.
The purported death of Belmoktar comes a day after Chad’s president said their troops killed Abou Zeid, the other main al-Qaida commander in the region, a claim the French also said they could not confirm.
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