Female Suicide Bombers Kill Traditional Chief In Cameroon Attack

Four female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a flashpoint area in the Far North Region of  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.

AFP