Incident Summary:

12/28/2015: Two female suicide bombers detonated at a market in Bodo, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. While the two bombers were killed, at least one person was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201512280031

When:
2015-12-28

Country:
Cameroon

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Extreme-North

City:
Bodo

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Market
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 for this incident 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 2 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 2
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Two female suicide bombers die in Cameroun," The Guardian Nigeria, December 29, 2015.
"Two female suicide bombers blow themselves up in Cameroon," Daily Trust Nigera, December 29, 2015.
"Two suicide bombers kill themselves in attempted attacks in Cameroon," Xinhua News Agency, December 28, 2015.