Attackers kill five soldiers, one civilian in north Cameroon, say officials


  • World
  • Tuesday, 27 Jul 2021

DOUALA (Reuters) - Unidentified attackers killed five Cameroonian soldiers and one civilian during a raid on a military outpost in the far north of the country, local authorities said on Tuesday, the second deadly raid in the area in the past week.

An army post in the village of Zigue was attacked at around 9 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Monday, according to two officials who asked not to be identified.

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