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Rebels swarmed from Sudan into eastern Chad and closed in on a strategic town Tuesday as the Chadian government accused its neighbor of reneging on a peace agreement signed at the weekend. The rebels swept deep into Chadian territory in hundreds of vehicles in a lightning offensive that began Monday, government spokesman Mahamat Hissene said.

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