N’DJAMENA, Chad — A man disguised as a woman wearing a burqa detonated a bomb outside a market in Chad’s capital Saturday morning, killing 14 people, a police spokesman said. It was the third attack in N’Djamena in less than a month — a spate of violence believed to have been organized by Nigeria-based Islamic extremists.
“After the explosion, the provisional toll is 15 dead including the bomber,” police spokesman Paul Manga said.
The victims included five men and nine women who worked at the market, Manga said, adding that 74 people were injured. The bomber attempted to enter the market, then detonated his bomb when military police tried to stop him, Manga said.
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.
Saturday’s blast came less than a month after suicide bombers on motorcycles attacked two buildings in N’Djamena, killing nearly 40 people in the first assault of its kind since the Islamic militants threatened the country earlier this year.
