Cameroon: Army Says Some Captives Seized by Gunmen Have Been Freed

More than 20 of the approximately 80 people kidnapped in Cameroon during a cross-border attack by gunmen suspected of being members of the group Boko Haram have been freed, a Defense Ministry spokesman said Monday. 

The kidnappings occurred in the north of Cameroon on Sunday around Mabass. About 24 captives were freed by Cameroonian soldiers, who had pursued the kidnappers, said the ministry’s spokesman, Col. Didier Badjeck. Other reports suggested that the captives escaped or were freed by the gunmen. ...TheNewYorkTimes