Nigerian airstrike devastates Yobe market, about 200 feared dead

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Nigerian airstrike devastates Yobe market, about 200 feared dead
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Nigerian military jets struck the Jilli Market in Yobe state while pursuing Boko Haram militants, with local officials saying about 200 people are feared dead. Injured were being taken to hospitals in Yobe and neighboring Borno, emergency responders said, as the Yobe SEMA activated its emergency plan; the air force claimed to have killed militants in Borno but did not confirm a market strike.

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