Two suicide bombers hit a
market in the north Cameroon village of Meme (may-may), killing at least 22 people,
and two others targeted a school in a nearby town on Friday, a Cameroon
governor said.
Associated
Press report continues:
The
attackers at the market disguised themselves as food vendors, said Far North
Gov. Midjiyawa Bakari. The 105 wounded are being treated at the hospital in the
nearby town of Tokombere, some in critical condition, he said.
The
other two attackers were targeting a school in Tokombere, but detonated their
explosives in the bush about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) from the school after they
were identified, said teacher Mamoudou Gonit. He said the explosions caused
panic among teachers and students who ran in different directions, but no one
besides the bombers was hurt.
Boko
Haram, an Islamic extremist group based in Nigeria, was suspected.
In its six-year insurgency,
Boko Haram has killed more than 20,000 people and displaced 2.8 million in the
region, according to the United Nations and Amnesty International.
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