Nine civilians died in western Chad after a female suicide
bomber detonated her explosives in an area targeted in the past by terrorist
group Boko Haram, the army and officials said on Monday.
The attack took place overnight Sunday in the village of
Kaiga Kindjiria.
"A suicide bomber blew herself up yesterday in Kaiga
Kindjiria, killing nine people, two women and seven men," an army source said.
The toll was confirmed by Chadian army spokesman Colonel Azem
Bermandoa.
"It is Boko Haram, There is no doubt," the
spokesman said.
Kaiga-Kindjiria, a village of about 7,000 people, is located
near the vast Lake Chad region where militants hide out among islets and
marshlands to launch attacks on Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger.
Boko Haram began in Nigeria but its attacks have spread to
neighbouring countries. The group has also split and a faction affiliated with
the ISIS group, ISWAP, is particularly active around Lake Chad.
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