20 Killed in Cameroon Twin Suicide Bombing

At least 20 people were killed in northern Cameroon Wednesday in two suicide bombings that officials are blaming on Nigerian militant group Boko Haram. The attacks happened simultaneously at a large market and a residential neighborhood in Maroua, the capital of Cameroon's Far North Region. Ousmaila Toukour, a businessman in the market, told VOA that hundreds of people were wounded and taken to hospitals.   The governor of the region, Midjiyawa Bakari, said authorities are...

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