Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up at an army camp in Chad after failing to gain entrance into the facility.
Suicide bombers attack army camp in Chad
The attack, which is being blamed on terrorist sect, Boko Haram, took place on Wednesday, August 26, 2015.
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The attack, which is being blamed on terrorist sect, Boko Haram, took place on Wednesday, August 26, 2015.
"The two kamikazes tried to get into the camp but were pushed back by the guard so they detonated themselves at the entrance," an officer at the Kaiga Ngouboua base told Reuters.
Nobody else was killed in the attack.
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This comes as military chiefs in the Lake Chad region prepare to deploy an 8,700-man force to fight the terrorists.
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