Four Killed, Ten Injured After A Projectile From An Unknown Source Hit Doctors Without Borders Hospital In Yemen
A Doctors Without Borders hospital in Northern Yemen was reportedly hit by a "projectile" from an unknown source Sunday. At least four people were killed while ten others suffered from injuries after a missile struck the hospital supported by Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF).
Three staff members of MSF sustained injuries, while two are still in serious medical conditions, as per CNN Monday. The group added that there might be people still trapped under the debris of the collapsed building.
"According to our staff on the ground, at 9:20 a.m. one projectile impacted the Shiara Hospital in Razeh district, where MSF has been working since November 2015," the group said in a dispatch.
The statement continued, "MSF cannot confirm the origin of the attack, but planes were seen flying over the facility at the time. At least one more projectile fell near the hospital."
"The numbers of casualties could rise as there could still be people trapped in the rubble. All staff and patients are being transferred to Al Goumoury hospital in Saada, also supported by MSF," the group added.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon denounced the incident Sunday and branded it as a "serious violation of international humanitarian law," as noted by NBC News Monday.
MSF Director of Operations Raquel Ayora condemned the strike, saying that civilians are the ones "who bear the brunt of this war."
"All warring parties, including the Saudi-led coalition, are regularly informed of the GPS coordinates of the medical sites where MSF works and we are in constant dialogue with them to ensure that they understand the severity of the humanitarian consequences of the conflict and the need to respect the provision of medical services," Ayora said.
She went on, "We strongly condemn this incident that confirms a worrying pattern of attacks on essential medical services and express our strongest outrage as this will leave a very fragile population without health care for weeks. Once more, it is civilians who bear the brunt of this war."
