Bombing in Cameroon Triggers Renewed Boko Haram Fears

Authorities are calling on people living in two villages bordering Nigeria to return from their hideouts, after two teenagers detonated explosives and killed at least 10 civilians. While the military says it has secured the area,  civilians maintain that the villages have been infiltrated by Boko Haram.Two weeks ago, the militant group killed at least 90 Chadian soldiers in the nearby Boma peninsula.

Houses destroyed during battles with Boko Haram in Kousseri, Cameroon (file photo).

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