Nigerian air force bombs refugee camp, scores dead
18 Jan 2017 1:09 PM IST18 Jan 2017 1:09 PM IST
After the attack, the charred remains of makeshift corrugated iron lean-tos and mud homes filled the landscape.
A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers and wounding 200, a government official and doctors said. (Photo: AP)- Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari expressed deep sadness and regret at this regrettable operational mistake. (Photo: AFP)
- A Borno state government official, who was helping to coordinate the evacuation of wounded from the remote area by helicopters, said more than 100 refugees and aid workers were among the dead. (Photo: AP)
- Doctors Without Borders said its team based in Rann counted at least 52 bodies and was treating 200 wounded, many in critical condition, and the death toll was expected to rise. (Photo: AP)
- Photographs of the carnage showed a man carrying a wounded child, his clothing stained with blood, as well as bloodied victims being treated on the ground outside a tent clinic overflowing with the wounded. Nearby, corpses lay covered by blankets and prayer mats, alongside mounds of hastily dug graves. (Photo: AP)
- It was believed to be the first time Nigeria's military has acknowledged making such a mistake in a region where villagers have in the past reported civilian casualties in the near-daily bombings targeting the Islamic militants. (Photo: AP)
A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers and wounding 200, a government official and doctors said. (Photo: AP)
After the attack, the charred remains of makeshift corrugated iron lean-tos and mud homes filled the landscape.
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