Witnesses in the capital of Chad say an explosion at the main market has killed multiple people.
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Police director-general Taher Erda said the bomber in N’djamena detonated his explosives belt when he was stopped at the entrance to the market for security checks.
Chad banned full-face Islamic veils after twin suicide bombings in mid-June killed 33 people and wounded more than 100 in the capital.
The provisional toll was 14 dead, nine of them female traders, said police spokesman Paul Manga.
DAMATURU, Nigeria, July 10 (Reuters) – Boko Haram Islamist militants have attacked the northern Nigerian town of Buni Yadi, which they lost to a Nigerian army offensive in March, military sources said.
Boko Haram this week claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement in Arabic on Twitter.
There was no information on casualties after the attack, which started at around 9 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Thursday, the sources said on Friday. It was the third attack in N’Djamena in less than a month – a spate of violence widely believed to have been organized by Nigeria-based Islamic extremists.
Boko Haram this year became the West African franchise of the Islamic State group, which has called for more attacks during the holy month of Ramadan.
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Chad has been a major participant in the fight against Boko Haram, which has publicly threatened Chad’s president with retaliation.
