No fewer than 14 people were killed Saturday night, after a female suicide bomber attacked a popular night spot in the town of Maroua in northern Cameroun.
The incident occurred three days after two attacks in the area.
Midjiyawa Bakari, governor of the far northern region of Cameroun, told The Associated Press news agency that authorities were still counting the dead and wounded after the explosion in the Pont Vert district.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility, but Boko Haram have been blamed for scores of attacks in the region this year.
On Wednesday this week, in separate attacks in the town, explosives worn by two young girls detonated, killing at least 20 people and injuring at least another 22.
One of the girls was at a central market and the other was at the adjoining Hausa neighbourhood when the explosives detonated.
The girl, reportedly aged nine, was said to have disguised as a begger before the explosives went off.
It will be recalled that Boko Haram had vowed to attack Cameroun because the country has supported the Nigerian military’s mission to defeat them.
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