Security forces in Chad have announced they have foiled an attempted coup against the government which they claim had been in preparation for several months.<br /><br />President Idriss Deby and government members were described as safe and that several arrests had been made.<br /><br />A police source said among those detained had been civilians, members of the military and opposition MP Saleh Makki. <br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/