At least five killed in suicide bomb attack in Cameroon

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Suicide bombers believed to be sent by Boko Haram in Nigeria staged an attack across the border in the Cameroon town of Mora.

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on Sunday in the northern Cameroon town of Mora, military sources said, in what appeared to be the latest cross-border attack by Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militant group.

The dead included two civilians and the two female suicide bombers, who detonated themselves at around 8 am (0700 GMT) when they were stopped by a police officer near the entrance to the town. The police officer was also killed.

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