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Save the Children maternity hospital in Syria bombarded
Two killed, three injured after an air strike hit a maternity hospital supported by Save the Children
The aftermath of the air strike (Photo: Save the Children)
The aftermath of the horrific #Syria hospital bombing. Our thoughts are with families & team members on the ground. pic.twitter.com/AOW4Kd01lT
— Save the Children UK (@savechildrenuk) July 29, 2016
At least two people have been killed and three others wounded after an airstrike hit a maternity hospital supported by Save the Children is north-western Syria.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitor, said airstrikes hit the hospital and also a civil defence building.
The hospital is situated in a rebel-held area of Idlib province. According to reports, the hospital was the only maternity facility for about 70 miles and worked with about 1,300 women and children a month. 340 babies were delivered last month.
According to the BBC, quoting the agency that manages the hospital, those killed were relatives of patients.
It is not clear who carried out the attack.
