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Nigeria airstrike ‘mistakenly’ kills worshippers at religious festival

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At least 85 civilians were killed in Kaduna state, north-west Nigeria, in an air strike during a Muslim religious celebration on Sunday, the local emergency management authority said.

The civilians were killed in a “bombing mishap”, President Bola Tinubu said without giving a death toll.

State Governor Uba Sani said they were “mistakenly killed” by a military drone “targeting terrorists and bandits”.

More than 60 people were admitted to hospital for treatment, officials said.

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67621882


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