2017 Nigerian refugee camp bombing

On 17 January 2017, a Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly bombed an internally displaced persons camp near the Cameroonian border in Rann, Borno State. They had believed it was a Boko Haram encampment. The bombing left at least 115 people dead, including six Red Cross aid workers, and left more than 100 injured.

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airstrike, Nigeria, 

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Location: 12.2701, 14.4636, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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2015 2015 Fotokol attack

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Bodo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Fotokol	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Gamboru Ngala	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Gamboru Ngala	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Madawaya	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2015	2015 Fotokol attack	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2017	2017 Nigerian refugee camp bombing	airstrike	Wikidata