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Ten killed in jihadist suicide bombing in Cameroon

By AFP
Cameroon Soldiers from Chad patrol at the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, part of a military contingent battling the Islamist group Boko Haram.  By Ali Kaya AFPFile
JUN 30, 2016 LISTEN
Soldiers from Chad patrol at the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, part of a military contingent battling the Islamist group Boko Haram. By Ali Kaya (AFP/File)

Yaoundé (AFP) - At least 10 people have been killed in a suicide bombing by a Boko Haram jihadist in northern Cameroon, a security source said Thursday.

"A suicide attacker from Boko Haram blew himself up during the night in Djakana", a town near the Nigerian border, killing 10 people, the source said. A source close to the regional authorities confirmed the information.

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