Verified video shows reported suicide attack on Nigeria army camppublished at 13:06 GMT
13:06 GMT
Peter Mwai
BBC Verify senior journalist
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We have verified a video circulating online showing a reported suicide attack on a temporary Nigerian army camp.
The attack has been linked to the Islamic State group in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. In the video, filmed in a forested area, we see troops, vehicles and tanks.
One of the soldiers shouts to the others to “observe”. Another man, possibly the person filming, repeats the same command and later says he can “see some guys”.
Moments later, we see an explosion in the distance and later a bigger one closer to the person filming who shouts “suicide bomber” at least six times.
The video has crucial details watermarked on to it including the date, time and the co-ordinates, which meant we could identify the specific location on Google Earth.
We have matched the trees we see in the video to satellite imagery.Nasa’s satellite-based fire-sensing platform FIRMS captured several heat signatures in the area on the same day, which offers further corroboration.
The Nigerian army, which is engaged in a military campaign against the militants, confirmed the incident, external and said a vehicle with explosives had breached army positions.
Several soldiers and at least 20 militants were killed.