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3 killed in two suicide bomb attacks in Chad

Xinhua, November 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

3 people were killed and 4 injured Sunday in two suicide bomb attacks in Ngouboua, a remote village near Lake Chad, Chadian Communication Minister Hassan Sylla Bakari who is also government spokesperson said in a statement.

The statement said one civilian and two suicide bombers were killed in the attacks.

It was in Ngouboua where Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram launched the first terrorist attack on Chad in Feb. 13 this year.

The attack left 4 people killed including 2 Chadian soldiers and 2 militants.

Boko Haram established in 2004. The organization frequently launched terrorist attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad. Enditem