Suicide attack kills 9 in Cameroon

At least nine people were killed and dozens injured Saturday when suspected Boko Haram militants carried out a suicide attack in northern Cameroon near the border with Nigeria, officials said. Midjiyawa Bakary, governor of Cameroon’s Far North region, said the attack took place in the town of Fotokol, which has been targeted by suicide bombers multiple times this year. He did not elaborate. Cameroon is contributing troops to a regional force to fight Boko Haram, whose six-year insurgency has left an estimated 20,000 people dead, according to Amnesty International.