Double suicide bombing in north Cameroon kills 19, wounds 143


  • World
  • Friday, 04 Sep 2015

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A double suicide bombing killed 19 people and wounded 143 on Thursday in northern Cameroon, where soldiers are battling Boko Haram fighters from Nigeria, officials said.

The attacks targeted Kerawa, a town in the Far North region that was the scene of clashes between the militants and government soldiers in February. One blast hit a camp housing infantry fighting the Islamists, while another was at a market.

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