December 2015 Chad suicide bombings
The December 2015 Chad suicide bombings occurred on 5 December 2015 when four suicide bombers at Lake Chad kill at least 15 people and another 130 were injured. Four women carried out the attack at a weekly market on an island on the Chadian side of the lake. No group has claimed responsibility; officials suspect the attacks were carried out by members of the Boko Haram militant group from neighboring Nigeria.[1][2][3]
| December 2015 Chad suicide bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Location | Chad |
| Date | 5 December 2015 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing, mass murder |
| Deaths | 19 (including 4 suicide bomber) |
| Injured | 130 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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References
- "Female bombers strike Lake Chad island". www.aljazeera.com.
- "Lake Chad suicide blasts 'kill 27'". December 5, 2015 – via www.bbc.com.
- "Chad says suicide blasts kill at least 15 in Lake Chad". December 5, 2015 – via www.reuters.com.
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