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Abderahim Hamid, public security minister, said police raid on suspected Boko Haram insurgents sparked a suicide bombing in N’Djamena, capital of the country, on Monday killing six suspects and five police officers.

Hamid said three other police officers sustained injuries in the incident.

He also said the police arrested a suspected regional Boko Haram leader in a suburb in N’Djamena.

“Information given by one of his companions led to a raid on another house where the suicide bombing occurred,” he said.

Meanwhile, it was not clear how many suspects blew up themselves.

A police source had initially said a suicide bomber targeted a police patrol on the street.

The police operation followed triple suicide bombings that killed 38 people in N’Djamena on June 15.

Chad, which blamed the attack on Boko Haram, announced the arrest of about 60 people in connection with it.

The sect is believed to be targeting Chad over its participation in military operations against it.