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Boko Haram attacks camp bombed by Nigeria's air force

Boko Haram extremists attacked a refugee camp in northeast Nigeria just days after Nigeria's air force bombed it, witnesses said Friday, as reports emerged that the death toll from the bombing could be as high as 170.

 

More than 100 Boko Haram fighters launched the attack Thursday evening, and soldiers battled for hours trying to repel them, witnesses said. One witness said eight Boko Haram fighters were killed and one soldier was injured, though others said the toll was still being determined.

 

The witnesses, who included aid workers and camp residents, spoke on condition of anonymity because of safety fears. On Tuesday, Nigeria's air force bombed the camp housing Boko Haram refugees multiple times. The remote camp is located in Rann in Borno state, near the border with Cameroon. Nigerian officials have said it was an accident—a rare admission.

 


פרסום ראשון: 01.20.17, 14:02