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Seven killed by Boko Haram bombers in Cameroon

  • 06 Apr 2020
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Seven people were killed when two suicide bombers, suspected to be members of Nigeria's Boko Haram militant group, attacked a village in northern Cameroon on Sunday, police and a local official said.

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