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Video shows Cameroon's soldiers shooting cowering civilians
« on: August 15, 2018, 04:18:57 am »
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Video shows Cameroon's soldiers shooting cowering civilians
ABC News

A "horrifying" video circulating on social media shows Cameroon's security forces shooting at least a dozen unarmed civilians during a counterterror operation in the Far North region, Amnesty International said Friday, and Cameroon said seven soldiers had been arrested.

It follows another video in July that the rights group said showed Cameroonian forces shooting two women with small children strapped to their backs as suspected Boko Haram extremists.

The growing concerns about alleged abuses by a U.S. security ally pose a challenge to 85-year-old President Paul Biya, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, who is running for another term in October after taking office in 1982.

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So, unfortunately, we read about what is likely the cause of this, Boko Haram terrorists.