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Air strike hits hospital in Hajjah, Yemen
A hospital run by a humanitarian aid organisation in Hajjah, Yemen has been hit by an air strike, believed to be carried out by the Saudi-led coalition
A MSF-run hospital was hit by an air strike in Yemen, killing 11
An air strike hit a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in northern Yemen, killing at least 11 people
At least 11 people were killed and another 19 were injured in the attack in Abs, in Hajjah province. The attack is believed to have been carried out by the Saudi-led coalition which is backing Yemen's government in its fight against Houthi rebels.
Reports said that locals claimed the hit came after days of air raids in the area.
MSF Yemen tweeted that the blast immediately killed nine people, including an MSF staff member, adding that two more patients died while they were being transferred to another hospital.
Blast from air strike that hit @MSF-supported #Abs hospital in #Hajjah, #Yemen immediately killed 9, including an @MSF staff member
— أطباء بلا حدود-اليمن (@msf_yemen) August 15, 2016
Two more patients died while being transferred to Al Jamhouri hospital, while 5 patients remain hospitalised #Yem #Hajjah #Abs
— أطباء بلا حدود-اليمن (@msf_yemen) August 15, 2016
The conflict in Yemen that began in 2015 has left more than 6,400 people dead, half of them civilians, and displaced 2.5 million others, according to the UN.
