ABUJA: At least 14 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a crowded market in Chad’s capital on Saturday just days after Boko Haram claimed a previous bombing in the city that left 38 people dead.
The attack in N’Djamena by a man disguised as a woman in a full-face veil came after a botched bombing of a bus station in the restive capital of Nigeria’s Borno state, Maiduguri, which killed two pedestrians.
Both attacks again underlined the threat still posed by the Islamist militants, despite claimed military successes in recent months and with a new regional force set to take on the group at the end of the month.
Experts said the bombing in Chad, following previous strikes in Niger and repeated targeting of northern Cameroon, demonstrated the need for an effective solution to the problem involving both Nigeria and its neighbours.
10 killed in Nigeria suicide blast
