2 teenage girls wearing explosives die at checkpoint in Cameroon

Two teenage girls wearing explosives died on Monday in Northern Cameroon after being stopped at a checkpoint, an official said. 

 

The girls, aged 13 and 15, were headed for crowded areas in Mora when they refused to allow themselves to be controlled at a checkpoint, according to regional governor Midjiyawa Bakary. Vigilance groups manning the checkpoint shot the 13-year old dead, while the 15-year old blew herself up. 

 

The girls, who had crossed into Cameroon from Nigeria, were believed to have been sent as suicide bombers by the Boko Haram.

Two teenage girls wearing explosives died on Monday in Northern Cameroon after being stopped at a checkpoint, an official said. The girls, aged 13 and 15, were headed for crowded areas in Mora when they refused to allow themselves to be controlled at a checkpoint, according to regional governor Midjiyawa Bakary. Vigilance groups manning the checkpoint shot the 13-year old dead, while the 15-year old blew herself up. The girls, who had crossed into Cameroon from Nigeria, were believed to have been sent as suicide bombers by the Boko Haram.

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