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| Boko Haram 'kill 70' in Cameroon border town of Fotokol | Boko Haram 'kill 70' in Cameroon border town of Fotokol |
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| Boko Haram militants have reportedly killed at least 70 people in an attack on the Cameroonian town of Fotokol, on the border with Nigeria. | Boko Haram militants have reportedly killed at least 70 people in an attack on the Cameroonian town of Fotokol, on the border with Nigeria. |
| The Islamist militants attacked civilians in their homes and in the town's mosque, local officials said, setting many buildings on fire. | The Islamist militants attacked civilians in their homes and in the town's mosque, local officials said, setting many buildings on fire. |
| The attack comes a day after a regional force said it had driven the militants from a Nigerian town near Fotokol. | The attack comes a day after a regional force said it had driven the militants from a Nigerian town near Fotokol. |
| The Boko Haram insurgency has left thousands dead over the last six years. | The Boko Haram insurgency has left thousands dead over the last six years. |
| More than a million people have also been displaced by the militants, who now control a large stretch of land in north-eastern Nigeria. | More than a million people have also been displaced by the militants, who now control a large stretch of land in north-eastern Nigeria. |
| Chadian offensive | |
| Residents of Fotokol interview by the AFP news agency said the militants had killed many people by slitting their throats. | Residents of Fotokol interview by the AFP news agency said the militants had killed many people by slitting their throats. |
| "Boko Haram inflicted so much damage here this morning," Umar Babakalli, a resident of Fotokol, told the agency by telephone. "They have killed dozens of people." | "Boko Haram inflicted so much damage here this morning," Umar Babakalli, a resident of Fotokol, told the agency by telephone. "They have killed dozens of people." |
| The town's main mosque is said to have been torched. | The town's main mosque is said to have been torched. |
| The militants were eventually driven back by Cameroonian troops, backed by Chadian forces who had been deployed as part of a regional force in the nearby Nigerian town of Gamboru. | The militants were eventually driven back by Cameroonian troops, backed by Chadian forces who had been deployed as part of a regional force in the nearby Nigerian town of Gamboru. |
| On Tuesday, the Chadian army said it had killed more than 200 militants in the battle to recapture Gamboru. However, it added that some of the militants had escaped its offensive. | On Tuesday, the Chadian army said it had killed more than 200 militants in the battle to recapture Gamboru. However, it added that some of the militants had escaped its offensive. |
| Chadian troops have entered Nigeria and Cameroon to join the fight against Boko Haram, following widespread criticism of the Nigerian army's failure to curb the insurgency. |