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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