Some 100 people killed in mistaken air force attack on Nigerian market
AP News
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A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 residents and injuring many others.
A rights group and local media reported the incident on Sunday.
Officials confirmed a misfire but did not provide details.
Amnesty International said it confirmed from survivors that at least 100 people were killed in the airstrike on a village in Yobe state.
The state Government confirmed that a Nigerian military strike was targeting a Boko Haram stronghold in the area and that "some people" at the Jilli weekly market were affected.
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- Scores Killed in Nigerian Military Strikes as Clashes With Militants Intensify The New York Times —
- 200 feared dead after Nigerian air strike hits market in northeast Yobe state South China Morning Post —
- Military air strikes kill dozens of people in northeast Nigeria, Amnesty International says France 24 —
- Nigerian airstrike targeting jihadists reportedly kills at least 100 civilians The Guardian —