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| Doctors Without Borders confirms affiliated hospital hit by airstrikes in Yemen | Doctors Without Borders confirms affiliated hospital hit by airstrikes in Yemen |
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| A hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been hit by airstrikes in Yemen, the medical charity confirmed on Monday. | A hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been hit by airstrikes in Yemen, the medical charity confirmed on Monday. |
| The hospital in the Abs district of the northwestern Hajjah province was hit at 3.45pm local time (12:45 GMT), the Paris-based NGO said in a Twitter post, adding that the number of casualties is still unknown. | |
| “Yes, we confirm the news. A hospital that is run by MSF was hit by a couple of airstrikes today at 3.45pm local time. Right now we don’t have more information. Medical staff are attending the wounded,” MSF spokesperson Malak Shaher told RT. | “Yes, we confirm the news. A hospital that is run by MSF was hit by a couple of airstrikes today at 3.45pm local time. Right now we don’t have more information. Medical staff are attending the wounded,” MSF spokesperson Malak Shaher told RT. |
| According to Yemeni officials cited by AP, at least 20 people have been killed and injured in the strike that hit the hospital. | According to Yemeni officials cited by AP, at least 20 people have been killed and injured in the strike that hit the hospital. |
| According to Reuters sources, at least seven people have been killed and 13 more have been injured. | |
| MSF says it has supported the hospital since July 2015, adding that 4,611 patients have been treated at the facility. | MSF says it has supported the hospital since July 2015, adding that 4,611 patients have been treated at the facility. |
| The incident comes less than two days after MSF accused the Saudi-led coalition of killing 10 children and injuring 28 more in a strike that hit a school in the Houthi rebel stronghold of Saada in northern Yemen. | The incident comes less than two days after MSF accused the Saudi-led coalition of killing 10 children and injuring 28 more in a strike that hit a school in the Houthi rebel stronghold of Saada in northern Yemen. |
| The coalition denied targeting the school and claimed it hit a rebel camp where underage fighters were trained, AFP reports. | The coalition denied targeting the school and claimed it hit a rebel camp where underage fighters were trained, AFP reports. |