At least 32 killed in suicide bombing on Cameroon market

At least 32 people are believed to have been killed and 86 others injured in a quadruple suicide bomb attack on a market in northern Cameroon. The attackers struck during the morning of 25 January, entering the market in the town of Bodo in the country’s Far North region. Two of the attackers targeted the entry and exit points of the market, while the other two detonated their explosives within the market itself. There has been no claim of responsibility. This is not the first time that Bodo has been targeted. In December 2015, two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at the town’s entrance after locals stopped them from entering the market. Suicide bombers are believed to be crossing the border from Nigeria to stage attacks. Officials suspect that Islamist extremist group Boko Haram is responsible for the bombings, reflecting the fact that it is highly active in the region.

Four suicide bombers have attacked the Bodo central market located in the Logone-et-Chari department of the Far North region of Cameroon killing at least 32 with 86 injured, officials say.

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At least 32 people have been killed in what is reported to be a three suicide-attack with 86 reportedly injured.

Two suicide bombers struck the central market while the other two hit the entrance and exit points of the market.

According to a local official, the explosions were suicide attacks connecting them to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

The country has been a target for Boko Haram insurgents in recent years killing scores of people in a series of attacks and injuring several others.