2015 Cameroon bus attack
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| Cameroon bus attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Location | Cameroon |
| Date | 1 January 2015 |
| Target | Bus |
| Deaths | 15+ |
| Injured | 10+ |
| Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
The Cameroon bus attack occurred on January 1, 2015, when Boko Haram militants hijacked a bus near Koza, Cameroon.[1]
The vehicle was travelling between Kousseri and Maroua in the Far North province of Cameroon, but the hijackers chose to drive it to the Nigerian border instead.[1]Between 15 and 25 people were killed in the attack, and at least 10 were wounded.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Nigeria's Boko Haram 'kidnaps 20' in Cameroon bus hijacking". BBC News (in British English). 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "At least 15 killed in 'Boko Haram' attack on Cameroon bus: sources". Reuters. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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