People walk at the site after a bombing attack of an internally displaced persons camp in Rann, Nigeria on Tuesday. (Reuters photo)NAIROBI - At least 52 people have been killed after the Nigerian military mistakenly bombed a camp for thousands of families fleeing Islamist militants, a humanitarian group said Wednesday. Doctors Without Borders also said 120 others have been wounded in the incident in Rnn in northeastern Nigeria. The International Committee of the Red Cross said six of its workers, who had been helping to bring food to the site, were among the dead. According to French public radio, senior Nigerian military officials have acknowledged that the bombing was a mistake as air force pilots targeted Boko Haram fighters on Tuesday.

Source: Bangkok Post January 18, 2017 07:04 UTC