Nigeria air strike error: Urgent plea to evacuate wounded

Refugees badly injured after the Nigerian military
accidentally bombed their camp need urgent
evacuation, an aid agency says.
The Red Cross said 46 people were still being
treated for "serious" wounds, a day after the camp
was hit.
More than 70 people died in the attack, which was
intended to target Boko Haram militants in Rann, in
north-eastern Nigeria.
But the toll could rise if the wounded stay in their
"precarious" situation.
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Dr Laurent Singa, an International Committee of the
Red Cross (ICRC) surgeon in Rann, said: "The
conditions for post-operative care are not
adequate, so all the patients must be evacuated to
Maiduguri as soon as possible."
Nine people have already been taken to Maiduguri,
the capital of Borno state, by helicopter, the ICRC
said in its statement.
Nigeria's military has apologised for the
"accidental" bombing, which it said was due to
"the fog of war", but Human Rights Watch has said
this does not absolve them of responsibility,
calling for compensation for the victims.
Mausi Segun, a senior researcher at Human Rights
Watch in Nigeria said: "Even if there is no
evidence of a wilful attack on the camp, which
would be a war crime, the camp was bombed
indiscriminately, violating international
humanitarian law.
"Victims should not be denied redress merely
because the government decided the bombing was
accidental."
It is believed to be the first time Nigeria's military
has acknowledged making such a mistake in a
region where villagers have reported civilian
casualties in near-daily bombings targeting the
Islamic militants.