17 killed in suicide bomb blast in Cameroon (Lead)

(02:14) Yaounde, Nov 29 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and many others injured in a suicide bomb blast in Cameroon's Far North region on Saturday, a military source said.

The blast took place in Dabanga, a town in Far North region neighbouring Nigeria, the source told Xinhua news agency.

Two Cameroonian soldiers were killed in the blast, the source said.