In Nigeria, another errant airstrike kills Doctors Without Borders staff

 An errant airstrike in northeast Nigeria has killed two soldiers and more than 50 civilians and aid workers at a refugee camp -- including members of the international aid organization Doctors Without Borders, authorities said Tuesday.


The strike was conducted Tuesday by a Nigerian fighter jet Tuesday. It killed an undetermined number of people, Xinhua news agency reported. The pilot had reportedly received fallacious intelligence that Boko Haram militants were present at the camp, located in Rann.

"I coordinated and I directed that the air component of the operation should go and address the problem. Unfortunately, the strike was conducted but it turned out that other civilians were somewhere around the area and they were affected," Lucky Irabor, commander of army operations in Borno State, said.
 [upi.com]
17/1/17