terrorism group Boko Haram said to be behind two attacks at busy market and camp in Lake Chad region near NigeriaAt least five suicide bombers on Saturday targeted a village in Chad that is home to thousands of Nigerians who have fled Islamic extremist violence,killing at least 36 people and wounding approximately 50 others in what appeared to be coordinated attacks, officials said.
Authorities blamed the extremist Boko Haram group from neighboring Nigeria for staging the attacks in the western village of Baga Sola, or according to a communique from government spokesman Hassan Sylla Bakari. It said 41 people had died,including the five suicide bombers who were identified as two women, two children and a man.
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Source: theguardian.com