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Baga Sola bombings
| 2015 Chad suicide bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
  Baga Sola bombings (Chad) | |
| Location | Baga Sola, Lac Region, Chad |
| Date | 10 October 2015 |
| Target | Marketplace and refugee camp |
Attack type | Suicide bombing, mass murder |
| Weapons | Explosives |
| Deaths | 38 |
| Injured | 51 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Boko Haram |
| Motive | Islamic 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.
- ^ "Lake Chad's Baga Sola town hit by suicide bombers". BBC News. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "At least 36 killed in suicide bombings on market and refugee camp in Chad". The Guardian. Associated Press. 10 October 2015. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ Section, United Nations News Service (13 October 2015). "UN News - UN agency condemns suicide attacks in Chad, pledges continued support". UN News Service Section. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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