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to a greater extent than than 200 injured. Credit: MSF
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Nigerian military machine jet has mistakenly bombed a army camp for displaced people inwards the north-east, killing at to the lowest degree 52 people in addition to injuring many more.
Aid workers are amidst the dead inwards Rann, amongst the Red Cross maxim 6 of its employees were killed.
The MSF assist way said that over 200 people had been injured in addition to appealed for assist amongst medical evacuations.
President Muhammadu Buhari, whose Earth forces is fighting Boko Haram militants, expressed dismay in addition to urged calm.
The assault took house nigh the edge amongst Cameroon, where the military machine is engaged inwards what it calls its finally force against Boko Haram.
It is idea to live the kickoff fourth dimension Nigeria's military machine has admitted to making such a mistake.
Red Cross spokeswoman Aleksandra Matijevic said that along amongst the staff killed, to a greater extent than than a dozen of the group's volunteers, who arrived on Tuesday to deliver nutrient to the thousands displaced people, were wounded.
"Our thoughts are instantly amongst the families of our colleagues who possess got lost their loved ones," Ms Matijevic said, adding that the Red Cross would proceed bringing humanitarian assist to those affected past times the conflict.
MSF told the BBC that its arrangement also had medical teams working inwards the Rann army camp when the bombs struck.
"More than fifty people possess got been killed," said Hugues Robert, caput of MSF's emergency response.
"Our squad was at that topographic point in addition to counted the bodies, in addition to to a greater extent than than 200 people possess got been wounded next these 2 unlike blasts from aerial bombardment," he said.
All inwards pain'
Gen Rabe Abubakar, a spokesman for the Nigerian military, said that about "remnants" of Boko Haram had been detected exterior Rann in addition to the military machine had acted to eliminate them.
After the military machine realised its mistake, they were "all inwards pain", he said.
"However, inwards a military machine functioning such equally this, from fourth dimension to fourth dimension these things create occur," he added.
"Even though it was highly regretful, it was never intended."
Gen Lucky Irabor, who commands counter-insurgency operations inwards the north-east, said at that topographic point would live an investigation.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 spokesman for the Nigerian president said the management would offering assist to the regime of Borno province "in attention to this regrettable operational mistake".
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Boko Haram has caused havoc inwards Africa's nigh populous Earth through a moving ridge of bombings, assassinations in addition to abductions.
Military commander Major General Lucky Irabor said he ordered the mission based on information that Boko Haram insurgents were gathering, along amongst geographic coordinates.
It is equally good early on to state if a tactical error was made, he said.
“This large-scale assault on vulnerable people who possess got already fled from extreme violence is shocking in addition to unacceptable,” says Dr Jean-Clément Cabrol, MSF Director of Operations.
“The security of civilians must live respected. We are urgently calling on all parties to ensure the facilitation of medical evacuations past times air or route for survivors who are inwards take away of emergency care.”
The International Committee of the Red Cross said the workers who were killed were "part of a squad bringing desperately needed nutrient for to a greater extent than than 25,000 displaced people inwards Rann".
The charity added it is "coordinating medical emergency efforts amongst relevant authorities in addition to other assist actors" inwards Nigeria.
