Cameroon separatists fireplace on passenger jet in northwest

Recasts on separatist affirmation of assault

DOUALA, Cameroon, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Separatist rebels fired on a Cameroon Airways passenger jet because it approached Bamenda airport within the northwest of the nation on Sunday morning, their chief instructed Reuters.

The scheduled flight from Douala landed safely and there have been no casualties, Cameroon Airways mentioned in an announcement confirming the assault. The airline has grounded the airplane whereas it assesses the harm.

“Due to the bravery of the captain, the plane was in a position to land easily regardless of the affect on its fuselage,” it mentioned.

The English-speaking west of Cameroon has been a battleground since 2017 between the military and rebels searching for to kind a breakaway state known as Ambazonia.

Civilians have been caught up within the battle from the beginning. Greater than 400 individuals have been killed and half 1,000,000 have been compelled to flee their houses.

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