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At least six dead in Cameroon double suicide attack

By AFP
Cameroon Cameroonian soldiers stand post in the town of Fotokol, on the border with Nigeria, after clashes with Boko Haram insurgents on February 17, 2015.  By Reinnier Kaze AFPFile
FEB 10, 2016 LISTEN
Cameroonian soldiers stand post in the town of Fotokol, on the border with Nigeria, after clashes with Boko Haram insurgents on February 17, 2015. By Reinnier Kaze (AFP/File)

Yaoundé (AFP) - At least six civilians were killed and over 30 injured Wednesday in a double suicide attack in Cameroon's northern border region with Nigeria, regularly attacked by Boko Haram fighters, security sources said.

"Six civilians were killed as well as two suicide bombers who blew themselves up" during a funeral wake in the village of Nguetchewe, the source told AFP, adding that between 30-50 people were injured.

A police source in the region said several children were among the victims.

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