Bomb Blast Wounds 3 Police; Anglophone Separatists Suspected
September 22 2017
An improvised bomb has wounded three police officers in Cameroon's minority English-speaking region, say regional officials cited by Reuters.
The blast took place Thursday in the city of Bamenda in the western North West Region.
Gov. Adoplhe Lele Lafrique called the explosion a "terrorist attack" on state television.
A security source told Reuters that separatists were at blame.
The attack was likely the work of "extremists" who want independence for the Anglophone part...
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