Local security services insist that the act was carried out by separatists demanding the separation of the southwestern regions from Cameroon.
In Cameroon, during the race, 19 athletes were injured in explosions. It is reported by Reuters.
During the annual charity run in the south-west of the African country, a series of explosions sounded. At least 19 participants in the incident were injured: there were no fatalities, but three athletes needed the help of surgeons.
On February 25, 2023, 529 people took part in the Run of Hope on Mount Cameroon. Explosions of small power were heard on one of the sections of the route. The exact number of explosions is still unknown.
19 athletes were injured, three of whom were assisted by surgeons. The dead are not reported.
The security services insist that the explosions were organized by separatists demanding the separation of the southwestern regions from Cameroon.
Explosions heard during a charity run in Cameroon
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According to journalists, the first charity run in Cameroon took place in 1995. The distance is 38 km. The event is broadcast on national television.
A separatist uprising began in Cameroon’s English-speaking northwestern and southwestern regions in 2016, when teachers and lawyers protested their perceived marginalization by the predominantly French-speaking national government.
A brutal crackdown by security forces contributed to the radicalization of the movement, and the ensuing conflict resulted in over 3,000 deaths and nearly 1 million displaced people.
Recall, meanwhile, ammunition of the Russian army detonated in the Kherson region, as a result of which there are victims.
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