周三，喀麦隆北部地区一座清真寺发生自杀式爆炸袭击，造成至少10人死亡。

Officials said the bombings took place before sunrise in Kolofata, a town near the border with Nigeria. More than 10 other people were injured.

Kolofata, Cameroon, was the site of a bombing that officials say they believe was carried out by terror group Boko Haram.

官员们表示该自杀式爆炸案件发生在日出前，在科罗法塔（Kolofata），一座靠近尼日利亚边境的城市。其他10余人受伤。

News reports say two women bombed the religious center. No individual or group has claimed responsibility. But the incident appeared similar to past attacks carried out by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram.visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

新闻报道称两名妇女炸毁了宗教中心。目前尚无任何组织与个人宣称制造了此次袭击。但此次发生的爆炸事件与过去伊斯兰激进组织博科圣所发动的袭击相似。

The group wants to set up an Islamic state in northeastern Nigeria. It has fought against Nigerian government forces for the past six years. Boko Haram fighters recently began crossing into neighboring countries to carry out attacks. Cameroon belongs to an international coalition set up to defeat the group.

该激进组织希望在尼日利亚北部建立一个伊斯兰国。过去六年中，该激进组织一直在对抗尼日利亚政府军。博科圣地激进分子最近开始穿越到邻国发动攻击。喀麦隆隶属于一个国际联盟，该国际联盟成立以打败博科圣地激进组织。

The violent campaign has killed about 20,000 people, according to the United Nations and the rights group Amnesty International.

据联合国与人权组织——大赦国际报道，暴力活动已造成约20,000人死亡。

I'm Jim Dresbach.

我是吉姆。

Moki Edwin Kindzeka reported on this story for VOAnews. Jim Dresbach adapted it for Learning English. Additional information came from CNN and Al-Jazeera. George Grow was the editor.

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Suicide bombers killed at least 10 people Wednesday at a mosque in northern Cameroon.

Officials said the bombings took place before sunrise in Kolofata, a town near the border with Nigeria. More than 10 other people were injured.

News reports say two women bombed the religious center. No individual or group has claimed responsibility. But the incident appeared similar to past attacks carried out by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram.visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

The group wants to set up an Islamic state in northeastern Nigeria. It has fought against Nigerian government forces for the past six years. Boko Haram fighters recently began crossing into neighboring countries to carry out attacks. Cameroon belongs to an international coalition set up to defeat the group.

The violent campaign has killed about 20,000 people, according to the United Nations and the rights group Amnesty International.

I'm Jim Dresbach.

Moki Edwin Kindzeka reported on this story for VOAnews. Jim Dresbach adapted it for Learning English. Additional information came from CNN and Al-Jazeera. George Grow was the editor.

We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section or visit our Facebook Page.

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Words in This Story

mosque– n. a building used for Muslim religious services; an Islamic center