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Nigerian forces kill children in airstrike over border in Niger, official says

A Nigerian army convoy vehicle drives ahead with an anti-aircraft gun [Reuters, Afolabi Sotunde]

The Nigerian military has killed and wounded children in an airstrike in neighbouring Niger, a local governor in Niger, state television and an aid agency said on Sunday, although Nigeria's armed forces said they were still investigating.

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