Saudi-led coalition air strikes on Monday hit a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in a rebel-held province of northern Yemen killed six and wounded 20, the health sector in Hajja province said.
The Paris based MSF agency tweeted a confirmation that "Abs hospital (in Hajja province) was targeted by air strikes today at 15:45 Yemen time (1245 GMT)."
MSF spokeswoman Malak Shaher confirmed the incident and told the AFP news agency that MSF has had a team at the public hospital since 2015.
Rebel sources said that in addition to the hospital, the coalition struck a first aid building adjacent to the facility.
Hospitals have become frequent targets in conflicts across the middle east, including Syria and Afghanistan. In October of last year another MSF hospital in the northern Yemen city of Saada was hit in a strike also attributed to the coalition.
London-based watchdog Amnesty International described the hospital's bombardment as "a deplorable act that has cost civilian lives, including medical staff."
"Today's air strike appears to be the latest in a string of unlawful attacks targeting hospitals highlighting an alarming pattern of disregard for civilian life," Amnesty's deputy director Magdalena Mughrabi said, demanding an investigation. ...
[i24news.tv]
15/8/16
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The Paris based MSF agency tweeted a confirmation that "Abs hospital (in Hajja province) was targeted by air strikes today at 15:45 Yemen time (1245 GMT)."
MSF spokeswoman Malak Shaher confirmed the incident and told the AFP news agency that MSF has had a team at the public hospital since 2015.
Rebel sources said that in addition to the hospital, the coalition struck a first aid building adjacent to the facility.
Hospitals have become frequent targets in conflicts across the middle east, including Syria and Afghanistan. In October of last year another MSF hospital in the northern Yemen city of Saada was hit in a strike also attributed to the coalition.
London-based watchdog Amnesty International described the hospital's bombardment as "a deplorable act that has cost civilian lives, including medical staff."
"Today's air strike appears to be the latest in a string of unlawful attacks targeting hospitals highlighting an alarming pattern of disregard for civilian life," Amnesty's deputy director Magdalena Mughrabi said, demanding an investigation. ...
[i24news.tv]
15/8/16
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