Chad rebels threaten to depose son of slain president

N’DJAMENA, Chad — Rebels in Chad threatened to depose the son of the country’s slain president after he was named interim leader of the strategic central African nation, raising the spectre Wednesday of a violent power struggle.

It was not certain how close the rebel column was to N’Djamena, the capital city, or whether the military would remain loyal to Mahamat Idriss Deby following his father’s sudden death after three decades in power. The rebel group that the military blamed for President Idriss Deby Itno’s killing said Wednesday in a statement that they were giving his family until midnight to bury him.