19 killed in Cameroon suicide attack

Officials suspect militant group Boko Haram is behind two suicide bombings at a market in northern Cameroon, which has left at least 19 people dead.

Two suicide bombers have killed at least 19 people and injured 50 others in a market in northern Cameroon, military sources say.

Two men walked into the market in Meme and blew themselves up on Friday, one of the officials based in northern Cameroon said, adding the number of dead and injured was subject to change.

There has so far been no official claim of responsibility for the attack, but officials pointed the finger at Nigeria-based Boko Haram, which has been blamed for a campaign of suicide attacks in neighbouring countries Cameroon, Chad and Niger during the past year.

Boko Haram violence in Cameroon has caused about 1,000 deaths, according to the Cameroon government and military sources.

Boko Haram is thought to have killed about 15,000 people and driven more than two million from their homes during its six-year insurgency.

Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin have set up an 8,700-strong regional force tasked with wiping out the group.