location: Garoua Boulai
notes: 15 heavily armed men likely from a CAR rebel group tried to carry out a kidnapping of 8 civilians but locals attacked with guns and machetes, releasing the hostages, killing several militants (coded as 3) and taking two captive. Some were wounded but final injury and death counts are unknown.
target_text: location: Garoua Boulai, fatalities: 3