Female suicide bombers kill 5 in Cameroon attack

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Female suicide bombers kill 5 in Cameroon attack
One of the suicide bombers kills a local chief and his family in a village near Fotokol town

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Four female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a flashpoint area of northern Cameroon on Saturday, November 21, killing 5 civilians including a traditional chief, the regional governor said.

One of the women attackers set off her explosives outside the house of the local chief in a village near Fotokol, a town often targeted by Boko Haram Islamists.

He and 4 members of his family were killed, governor Midjiyawa Bakari told AFP.

The other women blew themselves up but did not kill anyone else. – Rappler.com

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