Attempted Assassination Thwarted

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Tibati, Cameroon (FAP) - A terrorist cell attempted an assassination of Governor Saihaj Singh yesterday in the Chasseur's Valley refugee camp just north of the village of Tibati.



(Chasseur's Valley refugee camp from the air, Free African Press photo)

Singh was meeting with EI Ambassador Fer'Ver Aus to tour the camp.  The inhabitants of the camp fled from the fierce Battle of Meng River two weeks ago.



(BBC reporter Katey Reiggle interviews Governor Singh and Ambassador Aus only moments before the attack - FAP photo)

It is not clear whether the assassins were targeting Aus as well as Singh but both Aus and Singh were injured in the fighting.



(One of the assassins fires at the two officials - Sandor Clemenceut photo credit)

The terrorists suffered heavy casualties in the battle.  A Pan Oceana Army spokesperson said that eight of the terrorists had been injured or killed in the fighting.  An unknown number withdrew from the scene of the attack, she said.



(Pan Oceana forces establish a cordon in response to the attack - FAP photo)

Singh was injured in the attack when he was hit by a grenade his office said.  The Governor's LMD servant was able to fall on the grenade and prevent further injury to Singh by absorbing the blast itself.



(The terrorist who fired the grenade at Singh moments before the shot - FAP photo)

Casualties were light among both the Pan Oceana forces and those of Ambassador Aus's bodyguard, the Governor's office said.  While official government reports only acknowledge that three soldiers were wounded, witnesses on the ground tell a different story.


(Ambassador Aus' bodyguard protects him as he moves away from the attack - FAP photo)

A photo journal of the attack can be found here:

http://imgur.com/GuSiJnf,J975CJN,0E17BFz,tgJYI5q,89BdsDv,7cyODNF,VFl71Bz,cjqMe7h,WoIjbUr,8gD6xWr,marNtST,ZNBCQVd#11

[kidterminal]

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[baldlea]

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