Suspected Islamists kill six, abduct 50 in Cameroon: soldier

By AFP

Nigeria

AUG 5, 2015 LISTEN

Security forces transport with a blanket the remains of some of the eleven victims of a double blast by suspected Islamists in the northern Cameroonian city of Maroua on July 22. By (AFP/File)

Yaoundé (AFP) - Suspected Islamists have killed at least six people and kidnapped more than 50 in a raid on a village in northern Cameroon, according to a soldier sent to the scene.

The attack took place in the early hours of Tuesday in the village of Tchakamari in the region known as the Extreme North. A vigilante from a neighbouring village gave a higher toll, saying eight had been killed and 135 abducted.

Cameroon, which is part of a regional force fighting Boko Haram militants from neighbouring Nigeria, has been hit by a series of deadly attacks by the Islamists in recent months.