Incident Summary:

04/05/2020: Two suicide bombers detonated in Am Chide, Extreme-North, Cameroon. In addition to two assailants, at least seven people were killed and 15 people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
202004050007

When:
2020-04-05

Country:
Cameroon

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Extreme-North

City:
Am Chide

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Cameroon
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Boko Haram No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 9 Fatalities / 15 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 9
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 2
Total Number of Injured 15
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Suspected Boko Haram bombers kill eight in Cameroon," Outlook India, April 6, 2020.
"Cameroon: Boko Haram kills dozen in twin attack," Journal du Cameroun, April 6, 2020.
"Cameroon: 7 civilians, 2 soldiers killed in suspected Boko Haram attacks," Xinhua General News Service, April 6, 2020.