At least 85 people killed in 'mistaken' army drone attack in Nigeria

Tuesday, 5 December 2023
At least 85 people have been killed after a "mistaken" army drone attack on a religious gathering in northwest Nigeria, authorities said.

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Nigeria's armed forces often use air strikes in their battle against so-called bandit militias in the northwest and the northeast where jihadists are waging a 14-year-old conflict. In an unfortunate incident, an Army drone accidentally hit a village in northwestern Nigeria, killing and wounding...

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