December 2015 Chad suicide bombings explained

December 2015 Chad suicide bombings
Partof:	Boko Haram insurgency
Location:	Chad
Date:	5 December 2015
Type:	Suicide bombing, mass murder
Fatalities:	19 (including 4 suicide bomber)
Injuries:	130
Perps:	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Boko Haram

The December 2015 Chad suicide bombings occurred on 5 December 2015 when four suicide bombers at Lake Chad kill at least 15 people and another 130 were injured. Four women carried out the attack at a weekly market on an island on the Chadian side of the lake. No group has claimed responsibility; officials suspect the attacks were carried out by members of the Boko Haram militant group from neighboring Nigeria.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Female bombers strike Lake Chad island. www.aljazeera.com.
2. Web site: Lake Chad suicide blasts 'kill 27'. December 5, 2015. www.bbc.com.
3. Web site: Chad says suicide blasts kill at least 15 in Lake Chad. December 5, 2015. www.reuters.com.