Military Periscope Logo

Scores Die After Military Jet Mistakenly Bombs Refugee Camp

January 18 2017

Nigeria

The Nigerian military has acknowledged that one of its fighter jets mistakenly bombed a refugee camp, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar).

The bombing occurred on Tuesday in the northeastern town of Rann, in Borno state near the border with Cameroon, said the air force.

The intended target was a group of Boko Haram militants who had been detected outside the town, said a military spokesman, as reported by the BBC.

The strike killed at least 50 people and wounded 120, said the...

Please log in to continue reading.

Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.

Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…

  • More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
  • Nearly every country's armed forces
  • Militant organizations
laptop image

Try Military Periscope free for seven days