UPDATE: 52 dead, 120 injured after Nigerian jet accidentally bombed IDP camp
The MSF, otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders, has said that at least 52 people were killed after a Nigerian fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb on an internally displaced persons, IDP, camp. The international organisation, whose officials were present at the Rann camp in Borno State when the incident occurred, said another 102 people were injured from the incident. The MSF stated these in a statement issued to the media in Borno State. The Nigerian military, which has owned up to the attack, is yet to provide its casualty figures. The Borno State government has also said it is waiting for the military to furnish it with full details of what actually transpired in Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government Area. The casualty provided by the MSF puts the death as one of the highest in the state in recent times from a single incident. The MSF said it is currently providing first aid to the 120 injured persons in Rann. Jean-Clément Cabrol, MSF’s Director of Op...