Nigerian jet accidentally bombs refugee camp, killing over 100

The Nigerian air force mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, officials said, reportedly killing over 100 civilians, including aid workers.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that the air force was on a mission to “mop up” the insurgents of terrorist group Boko Haram when planes accidentally bombed the civilians.

“I received with regret news that the Air Force, working to mop up BH insurgents, accidentally bombed a civilian community in Rann, Borno State,” Buhari tweeted after the tragedy.

I received with regret news that the Air Force,working to mop up BH insurgents, accidentally bombed a civilian community in Rann,Borno State

— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) January 17, 2017

I sympathize with the families of the dead, and with the injured, and the Government and people of Borno State.

— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) January 17, 2017

The Nigerian president said that the federal authorities will fully support the local government in dealing with the aftermath of the bombing.

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“The Federal Government will fully support the Borno State Government in dealing with the situation and attending to the victims,” he tweeted.

A Borno State official involved in planning the evacuation told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the air strike killed over 100 civilians.

According to the AP, Doctors Without Borders stated that they counted 52 bodies and were attending to over 120 wounded.

The International Committee for the Red Cross also said that six of its workers were dead and 13 were wounded, the news service noted.