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3 Cameroonian civilians killed by suspected Boko Haram militants

Xinhua, January 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

Three Cameroonian civilians travelling in a pick-up were killed by suspected Islamic sect Boko Haram on Friday in Mora, a town in the Far-North Region of Cameroon.

An army source told Xinhua the militants killed three people and took away the pick-up the victims were travelling in.

Mora is one of the places affected by the attacks of suspected Boko Haram militants. In December last year, some soldiers and civilians of Cameroon died in a series of mine explosions planted by the militants in Mora. Endi