Twin bomb blasts kill 7 in north Cameroon
At least seven people have been killed and nearly 20 others injured in two bombings in Cameroon's troubled north, which is often targeted by Nigeria-based Boko Haram Takfiri militants.
According to Midjiyawa Bakari, the governor of the Far North Region, the bombers blew their explosives in the northern town of Kolofata on Sunday.
The official added that at least 18 people were severely wounded in the fatal assaults and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
According to Communications Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary, at least three people were killed in the first explosion, which struck near a well in the town, while at least four people were killed in the second bomb which exploded near a church.
"According to the information I have, there were seven killed in two attacks in Kolofata," Bakary was quoted by Reuters as saying.
Security forces also recovered the bodies of two bombers from the scene.
Kolofata lies close to the border with northeast Nigeria and has been targeted by Boko Haram militants several times in recent months.
Early this month, 30 people were killed in two successive bomb attacks which targeted gatherings of people in the town of Kerawa in the same troubled region.
Boko Haram has so far carried out several raids and abductions in northern Cameroon in reprisal for the country’s participation in the military offensive against the group.
The group has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly shooting attacks and bombings, particularly, in Nigeria since the beginning of its operations in 2009. Nearly 20,000 people have died and almost two million have been driven from their homes by the extremist group.
The militancy has spilled over into Nigeria’s neighboring countries. Troops from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin have been battling the terrorists in recent months.
Nigeria's neighbors, which have all suffered attacks by Boko Haram, set up a regional force earlier this year to end the conflict.
The latest assault also came one day after the Nigerian commander of the five-nation force to fight Boko Haram visited a military base in northern Cameroon to install 2,500 troops. The force is headquartered in Chad.
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