Families bury victims of Chad pro-democracy protests

FILE PHOTO: Relatives and friends mourn as they attend the burial ceremony of Oredje Narcisse, the Chadian journalist who was killed during a pro-democracy demonstration in N'Djamena, Chad, October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Mahamat Ramadane

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Sobbing relatives on Friday stood around a coffin holding the body of Chadian journalist Oredje Narcisse, 31, one of dozens of people killed in the violence that erupted from pro-democracy protests last week.

Narcisse was shot in front of his home in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Oct. 20, when hundreds demonstrated across Chad to demand a quicker transition to civilian rule after the military government pushed back promised elections by two years.