Cameroon-Boko Haram:Two female suicide bombers killed in the village of Homaka-Blabline (Mora-District)

Two female suicide bombers were intercepted in the village of Homaka-Blabline (Mora-District)in the Far North Region of Cameroon.The first bomber was shot by a member of the local vigilance committee, while the second detonated her explosive device, killing herself instantly. Cameroon military later detonated the unexploded explosives strapped on the first bomber. There were no casualties apart from the pair. The two female suicide bombers were from Madawaya, a Nigerian village near Homaka-Blabline.

Boko Haram is based in Nigeria, where it has overrun villages, killed thousands of people and abducted hundreds of women and children in recent years. Nigeria began a major offensive against Boko Haram last year, prompting many of the militants to scatter across the border into neighboring Chad, Niger and Cameroon to carry out attacks. The four countries’ military forces have been trying to work together to combat the group.