Female Suicide Bombers Kill At Least 27 At Market In Chad

Two female suicide bombers kill 12 people at the Farm centre phone market in Kano, Nigeria 18 Nov. 2015 (Photo by next24online/NurPhoto) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A Chad security official says a triple suicide bombing at a market on an island in Lake Chadhas killed at least 27 people and injured 90 others.

Paul Manka, Chad police spokesman, said three females carried out Saturday’s attack on Koulfoua Island.

Gen. Banyaman Cossingar, Chad gendarmerie director general, confirmed the attack, saying Nigeria’s Islamic extremist group Boko Haram is suspected.

The Lake Chad region, which straddles the borders of Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria, has been regularly targeted by the extremists. Chad’s government has already imposed a state of emergency in the area.

Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamic extremist group whose 6-year uprising has killed some 20,000 people, stepped up attacks this year in neighboring Chad, Niger and Cameroon after those countries agreed to help fight the insurgents.

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