Baga Sola bombings
The 2015 Chad suicide bombings were a suicide attack which occurred the afternoon of Saturday 10, October 2015 in the town of Baga Sola, Chad, a small fishing community on Lake Chad. The attack was allegedly perpetrated by the Nigeria-based Islamic extremist group Boko Haram and resulted in the deaths of around 36 individuals, and wounded upwards of 50 more. The attacks were reportedly carried out by two women, two children, and a man with the intended targets being a busy marketplace, and a nearby refugee camp hosting tens of thousands of Nigerians. It was the deadliest attack to take place in the Lake Chad region.
| 2015 Chad suicide bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
Baga Sola bombings (Chad) | |
| Location | Baga Sola, Lac Region, Chad |
| Date | 10 October 2015 |
| Target | Marketplace and refugee camp |
Attack type | Suicide bombing, mass murder |
| Weapons | Explosives |
| Deaths | 38 |
| Injured | 51 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Boko Haram |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
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