UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, strongly condemns an unprovoked and brutal attack on a site hosting 800 internally displaced people (IDPs) near the village of Nguetchewe, in Cameroon’s Far North region.
At least 18 people were killed and 11 injured in the incident during the early hours of Sunday 2 August when assailants threw an explosive device, thought to be a grenade, into the makeshift camp while people were sleeping.
Some of the wounded were evacuated to Mokolo district hospital, an hour’s drive from Nguetchewe.
Some 1,500 people, including terrified residents of the hosting village, have fled to the nearby town of Mozogo for safety.
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Source: UNHCR