No fewer than 30 people were killed when three suicide
bombers attacked the island of Koulfoua on the
Chadian side of Lake Chad on Saturday.
80 others were injured in the attacks that coincided with
market day.
No group has claimed responsibility for the explosions
but they bear the hallmarks of the so-called Islamist
group Boko Haram.The swampy maze of islands has
been targeted by Boko Haram in the past.
Chad extended a state of emergency in the region last
month after a double suicide attack that killed 12
people.
Earlier this year, thousands of people fleeing Boko
Haram sought refuge on the island although it was not
immediately clear if they were still based there.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs said this week that over 50,000 internally
displaced people had arrived in the region since end-
July.
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