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announced on 29 April 2013 that it would conduct an investigation into the incident. In June 2013, the commission released an interim report. The report noted that the commission had been unable to visit Baga because of the inability of the security forces to guarantee the safety of commission
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alleged that as many as 200 people were killed and more than 2,000 homes were burned. Casualties were reported to be especially high among children and the elderly. By 17 April 193 wounded victims had been admitted to a local health clinic. Satellite images analyzed by
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the village, shooting villagers who attempted to flee. Some attempting to escape into Lake Chad drowned there, while others were able to escape into the surrounding bush. According to residents, the soldiers continued burning homes in Baga on 17 April.
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personnel. The report, however, cited a police incident report that found that soldiers in Baga "started shooting indiscriminately at anybody in sight" and that five wards in Baga were "completely razed down by the soldiers".
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