Two female suicide bombers kill nine people in terrorist attack in Cameroon as Boko Haram continue to spread its tentacles to Cameroon

Two female suicide bombers have killed nine people in Cameroon's far north in the latest wave of terror attacks carried out by Boko Haram militants.

It comes a day after five of the group's suicide bombers killed at least 41 people in Chad, escalating concerns about the Islamic militants' reach.

The group currently controls a swathe of land in Nigeria's north east and is at war with soldiers from a coalition of countries after spreading attacks into neighbouring Cameroon and Chad.

Yesterday the two female suicide bombers carried out the attacks in the Cameroonian village of Kangaleri, security and local sources said.

Another source said: 'We currently have a toll of 11 dead, including the two attackers and nine civilians, as well as 29 wounded.'

A third woman was accompanying the bombers but it was not clear if she also meant to blow herself up.

Boko Haram has used Cameroon's far north region as a base for recruiting and supplying its operations in Nigeria until last year, when Cameroonian forces drove it out.

But it has now stepped up attacks in the area. Last month, two female suicide bombers killed at least three people in Mora.

Cameroon is participating in an 8,700-strong, Nigerian-led regional force expected to start operations against Boko Haram this year.

Saturday's bomb victims in Chad included dozens of Nigerians who had fled the group in recent months. The bombers were believed to be two women, two children and a man.

A third woman was accompanying the bombers but it was not clear if she also meant to blow herself up.

Boko Haram has used Cameroon's far north region as a base for recruiting and supplying its operations in Nigeria until last year, when Cameroonian forces drove it out.

But it has now stepped up attacks in the area. Last month, two female suicide bombers killed at least three people in Mora.

Cameroon is participating in an 8,700-strong, Nigerian-led regional force expected to start operations against Boko Haram this year.

Saturday's bomb victims in Chad included dozens of Nigerians who had fled the group in recent months. The bombers were believed to be two women, two children and a man.

Daily Mail