Baga Sola bombings

2015 Chad suicide bombings
Part of Boko Haram insurgency
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Baga Sola bombings (Chad)
LocationBaga Sola, Lac Region, Chad
Date10 October 2015
TargetMarketplace and refugee camp
Attack type
Suicide bombing, mass murder
WeaponsExplosives
Deaths38
Injured51
Perpetrators Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Boko Haram
MotiveIslamic extremism

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] It was the deadliest attack to take place in the Lake Chad region.

  1. ^ "Lake Chad's Baga Sola town hit by suicide bombers". BBC News. 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  2. ^ "At least 36 killed in suicide bombings on market and refugee camp in Chad". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2015-10-10. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  3. ^ Section, United Nations News Service (2015-10-13). "UN News - UN agency condemns suicide attacks in Chad, pledges continued support". UN News Service Section. Retrieved 2017-04-27.