Local Editor

More than a dozen people lost their lives and at least one person sustained injuries in a bomb attack targeting a mosque in Cameroon's volatile northern region near the border with Nigeria.

A senior local official said on Wednesday: "The attack took place at 5:40 am local time at a mosque in Kouyape. There were 13 deaths, including the man who blew himself up, and one wounded."

Although no group or individual has so far claimed responsibility for the deadly incident, however the takfiri Boko Haram terrorist group, based in neighboring Nigeria, has carried out similar attacks in the country.

Since July, over 100 people have reportedly lost their lives in the far north of Cameroon in about 20 bomb blasts blamed on the takfiri group.

Earlier, Cameroon joined a regional military alliance alongside Niger, Chad and Nigeria in the battle against Boko Haram.

Besides, the Boko Haram militancy began in Nigeria in 2009, when the terrorist group started an armed rebellion against the government. At least 17,000 people have been killed and more than 2.5 million made homeless ever since.

Furthermore, Boko Haram terrorists pledged allegiance to the takfiri "ISIS" terrorist group, which is primarily operating inside Syria and Iraq.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team