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Death toll from Cameroon village attack rises to 25

Death toll from Cameroon village attack rises to 25

Yaoundé, November 08 2023, The Europe Today: The death toll has risen to 25 from an attack on a village in Cameroon’s southwest region, the government said.

More than 20 people died when gunmen raided the village of Egbekaw, a neighborhood in the town of Mamfe in southwest Cameroon at around 3 a.m. local time (0200GMT) on Monday, according to the local authorities.

Nineteen men, five women and an eight-year-old child were killed during the attack and nine injured, some of whom are in “critical condition,” said Emmanuel Rene Sadi, the minister of communication and government spokesperson, on Tuesday.