
Conflicting reports emerge in Nigeria over video of downed plane
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Conflicting reports have emerged in Nigeria over a video of a downed plane, after the country's air force disputed claims from Boko Haram that its militants shot down a jet.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) strongly questioned the authenticity of the Boko Haram clip which purports to show fighters shooting at the military plane, eventually causing it to fall to the ground. The NAF suggested that the crash was due to an air accident.
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