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Syrian maternity hospital bombed, says Save the Children | Syrian maternity hospital bombed, says Save the Children |
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A Syrian maternity hospital supported by Save the Children in a rebel-held area of Idlib province has been extensively damaged in a direct hit, the charity has said. | |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitor, said airstrikes hit the hospital and also a civil defence building. | |
The number of casualties is not yet known, a spokesman for the charity said. | |
The aftermath of the horrific #Syria hospital bombing. Our thoughts are with families & team members on the ground. pic.twitter.com/AOW4Kd01lT | The aftermath of the horrific #Syria hospital bombing. Our thoughts are with families & team members on the ground. pic.twitter.com/AOW4Kd01lT |
The hospital in Kafar Takharim is the only maternity facility for about 70 miles, works with about 1,300 women and children a month and delivered 340 babies last month, the spokesman said. | |
The SOHR said airstrikes in another part of the northern Idlib countryside killed at least five people and seriously injured more than 25 on Friday. |