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Cameroon: IED explosion in Touroua

Type of event:
IED - Improvised Explosive Device

Victims

1

Wounded

Date

April 9, 2024

What happened

Local authorities have reported that a member of a self-defence group, also known as a vigilante, was killed following the detonation of an improvised explosive device in the Far North Region. Members of the vigilante group were on a routine morning patrol in the Touroua locality of the region when they inadvertently stepped on the device, resulting in its detonation.

Where it happened

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