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| Nigeria air strike dead 'rises to 236' in Rann | Nigeria air strike dead 'rises to 236' in Rann |
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| The number of people mistakenly killed last week in an air attack on a camp for those who have fled conflict in north-east Nigeria has risen to 236, an emergency official has told the BBC. | The number of people mistakenly killed last week in an air attack on a camp for those who have fled conflict in north-east Nigeria has risen to 236, an emergency official has told the BBC. |
| Camp residents and aid workers were among those killed when the air force bombed Rann, in Borno state, thinking it was a base of Boko Haram militants. | Camp residents and aid workers were among those killed when the air force bombed Rann, in Borno state, thinking it was a base of Boko Haram militants. |
| It was the biggest known botched attack in eight years of fighting the group. | It was the biggest known botched attack in eight years of fighting the group. |
| The Nigerian army says it is engaged in a "final push" against the Islamists. | |
| Commanders have apologised for the "accidental" bombing, which they said was because of "the fog of war". | Commanders have apologised for the "accidental" bombing, which they said was because of "the fog of war". |
| Human Rights Watch said this did not absolve them of responsibility, and called for compensation for the victims. | Human Rights Watch said this did not absolve them of responsibility, and called for compensation for the victims. |
| An aid worker told the BBC that the attack, in which at least two bombs were dropped, caused terror and chaos at the camp. | An aid worker told the BBC that the attack, in which at least two bombs were dropped, caused terror and chaos at the camp. |
| He said he saw dead children lying on the ground, others left as orphans and terrible injuries among survivors. | He said he saw dead children lying on the ground, others left as orphans and terrible injuries among survivors. |
| Aid workers estimated 20,000-40,000 people had been sheltering in Rann, near the border with Cameroon, after fleeing attacks by Boko Haram. | Aid workers estimated 20,000-40,000 people had been sheltering in Rann, near the border with Cameroon, after fleeing attacks by Boko Haram. |
| The emergency services official, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity, said all those who had died at Rann had now been buried. | |
| Those critically injured were still receiving treatment in the state capital, Maiduguri, while others were being treated locally by international aid agencies and local services. | |
| The Red Cross has said it has distributed food to more than 25,000 people in Rann since Saturday. | |
| It said they had received enough rice, beans, oil, salt and corn soya blend to last for five weeks. | |
| "People in Rann were happy to receive food. They have been isolated by rains and poor quality roads since June and running very low on food supplies," said Red Cross economic security coordinator Mohammed Sheikh-Ali. | |
| "At the beginning of January, we laid sand bags on the road for our trucks to be able to cross. We got 12 trucks full of food to Rann last week on the day of the air strike, which prevented us [from distributing]. As soon as medical evacuations were over, we organised the distribution with the help of the community." | |
| Twenty aid workers from the Nigerian Red Cross were among the casualties in the air attack. | |
| Boko Haram at a glance: | Boko Haram at a glance: |
| Who are Boko Haram? | Who are Boko Haram? |
| Torment of a freed Boko Haram 'bride' | Torment of a freed Boko Haram 'bride' |
| The town that lost its girls | The town that lost its girls |