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Cameroon independence protests result in deaths
Soldiers in Cameroon shot dead at least seven people during independence protests in the English-speaking parts of the country, a local mayor says.
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The mayor of town of Kumbo told the BBC that five of the dead were prisoners who were shot after a jail caught fire.
Activists had called for the release of prisoners who had been arrested in a series of protests over the last year.
Cameroon is split between English and French-speaking regions after colonisation by Britain and France following World War One.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41461007
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The mayor of town of Kumbo told the BBC that five of the dead were prisoners who were shot after a jail caught fire.
Activists had called for the release of prisoners who had been arrested in a series of protests over the last year.
Cameroon is split between English and French-speaking regions after colonisation by Britain and France following World War One.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41461007