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France has reinforced its military deterrent force in Chad with a battery of U.S.-made Hawk anti-aircraft missiles, launchers and radar equipment, the Defense Ministry reported in Paris. A ministry statement said the equipment was flown to N’Djamena, the Chadian capital, from eastern France aboard C-5 transport planes owned by the United States. About 750 French military personnel, along with jet fighters, were dispatched to Chad last month to act as a deterrent to a renewed push by Libyan-backed rebels.
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