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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Cameroon

NEW YORK, United States of America, October 13, 2015/APO (African Press Organization)/ --

The Secretary-General condemns the two simultaneous suicide attacks in Kangaleri, Cameroon, on 11 October, by suspected Boko Haram elements. Since July 2015, the Northern State of Cameroon has witnessed fifteen separate suicide attacks, causing the death of scores of civilians. The Secretary-General extends his condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government and people of Cameroon. There is no justification for such indiscriminate violence and killings.

The Secretary-General reaffirms his solidarity with the people of Cameroon. He reiterates the United Nations support to the Cameroonian government and the Lake Chad Basin countries in their fight against terrorism, grounded on international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law. 

New York, 12 October 2015 

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations - Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.