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At least 20 killed in attack by Cameroon's anglophone separatists

File photo: The wreckage of a burnt-out car allegedly destroyed by separatist fighters is shown as a Cameroonian soldier (L) patrols the edge of the abandoned market in the majority anglophone South West province in Buea, Cameroon on October 3, 2018. © Marco Longari, AFP

Separatist rebels killed around 20 people, including women and children, on Monday in an attack on a village in one of Cameroon's restive anglophone regions, security and local officials said.

The overnight attack occurred in  Egbekaw village, western Cameroon, the scene of deadly clashes between rebels and government forces for seven years.

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