This Article is From Feb 15, 2016

Air Strikes Hit MSF-Backed Hospital In Syria, 9 Dead: Report

Air Strikes Hit MSF-Backed Hospital In Syria, 9 Dead: Report

Suspected Russian air strikes also left dozens wounded. (Representational Image)

Beirut, Lebanon: Suspected Russian air strikes hit a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Syria today, killing nine people including a child, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

"A building that housed a hospital supported by MSF was destroyed on Monday by aircraft, presumably Russian," near Maaret al-Numan, said the British-based monitor.

The raids also left dozens wounded, said the Observatory, which relies on a network of sources on the ground.

An MSF spokesman confirmed that a hospital supported by the aid group was struck in Maaret al-Numan, about 280 kilometres (170 miles) north of Damascus, but was unable to give a death toll.

The organisation supports around 150 hospitals in Syria.
 
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