Boko Haram suspected of kidnapping Chinese workers from Cameroon camp
Islamists from Nigeria suspected of kidnapping at least 10 from Cameroon camp; soldier killed
Suspected Boko Haram Islamist rebels from Nigeria have attacked a Chinese work site in northern Cameroon and at least 10 people are believed kidnapped.
Cameroon state radio said one of its special forces soldiers was killed in the fighting.
The Chinese embassy in Yaounde confirmed the attack at a site near the town of Waza, just across the border from Chibok, where the rebels sparked global outrage by abducting more than 200 schoolgirls last month. Nigerian troops backed by foreign units, including Chinese troops, are searching for the girls abducted from Chibok village.
At least two Chinese enterprises operate in the region. Xinhua said an engineering unit of state-run construction company Sinohydro, which is repairing roads, operated the camp.
Yan Chang Logone Development Holding Company, a subsidiary of Yanchang Petroleum, is exploring for oil.
Chinese embassy political counsellor Lu Qingjiang said there was no plan to evacuate all nationals from Cameroon because most of them live in Yaounde and other big cities.