Rann bombing
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On 17 January 2017, a Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly bombed an internally displaced persons camp near the Cameroonian border in Rann, Borno State. They had believed it was a Boko Haram encampment.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The bombing left at least 115 people dead,[1] including six Red Cross aid workers, and left more than 100 injured.[2]
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Rann bombing | |
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Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
Type | Airstrike |
Location | 12.2701°N 14.4636°E / 12.2701; 14.4636 |
Target | Boko Haram |
Date | 17 January 2017 (2017-01-17) |
Executed by | Nigerian Air Force |
Casualties | 115 (confirmed)[1] killed 100–200[2] injured |
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