The death toll has risen to 25 from an attack on a village in Cameroon's southwest region, the government said on Tuesday.

More than 20 people died when gunmen raided the village of Egbekaw, a neighborhood in the town of Mamfe in southwest Cameroon at around 3 a.m. local time (0200GMT) on Monday, according to the local authorities.

Nineteen men, five women and an eight-year-old child were killed during the attack and nine injured, some of whom are in "critical condition," said Emmanuel Rene Sadi, the minister of communication and government spokesperson, on Tuesday.

Source: CGTN

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