Fresh fighting has broken out between government and rebel forces in Chad's capital.Heavy weapons fire was heard near the palace where President Idriss Deby is said to be holding out.Rebels seized large parts of the city on Saturday, but military action subsided overnight as both sides claimed to be in control.Nearly 400 French and other foreign citizens were evacuated overnight to the Gabonese capital Libreville. The arriving evacuees appeared "harassed but happy".Several hundred others are gathered in designated areas in N'Djamena guarded by French troops.
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