'Shocking and unacceptable': At least 52 dead in Nigerian refugee camp bombing

At least 52 aid workers and civilians were killed on Tuesday when an air force jet accidentally bombed a camp in northeast Nigeria instead of Boko Haram militants, medical charity MSF said.

Smoke rises from a burnt out shelter at a camp for displaced people in Rann, Nigeria, Tuesday Jan. 17,

Smoke rises from a burnt out shelter at a camp for displaced people in Rann, Nigeria, Tuesday Jan. 17, Source: MSF


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'Shocking and unacceptable': At least 52 dead in Nigerian refugee camp bombing | SBS News