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Over 1,000 killed in Boko Haram attacks in Cameroon: minister

Xinhua, January 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

Over 1,000 people have been killed since Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram launched attacks to Cameroon in 2013, a senior official has said.

Cameroonian Communication Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary said in a statement Thursday evening that Boko Haram launched 315 attacks, 32 suicide bomb attacks and 12 mine attacks since 2013 in Far North Region of Cameroon.

Among the people who were killed in the attacks, there were 1,098 civilians, 67 soldiers and 3 policemen, said the statement.

On Wednesday, suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 13 people in a suicide bomb attack in Far North Region. Enditem