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Yemen conflict: Air strike hits MSF hospital in Hajjah Yemen conflict: Air strike hits MSF hospital in Hajjah
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Several people are reported to have been killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a hospital in northern Yemen run by Medecins Sans Frontieres. At least 11 people have been killed in an air strike which hit a hospital in northern Yemen run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), the aid agency says.
The charity said the attack took place in Abs, in Hajjah province, and that the number of casualties was unknown. Another 19 people were injured in the attack in Abs, in Hajjah province, believed to have been carried out by the Saudi-led coalition which is backing Yemen's government in its fight against Houthi rebels.
But residents and local health officials said at least six people had been killed and 13 others injured. The coalition has not yet commented.
There was no immediate comment from the coalition, which has been battling the Houthi rebel movement since March 2015. Local people said the hit follows days of air raids in the area.
Local people say there had been days of air raids in the area before the aid agency's hospital was hit.
The first rescue workers to arrive at the scene had to move cautiously, fearing that the circling planes might attack again.The first rescue workers to arrive at the scene had to move cautiously, fearing that the circling planes might attack again.
The blast immediately killed nine people, including an MSF staff member, MSF Yemen tweeted.
Two more patients died while they were being transferred to another hospital, it added.
The conflict in Yemen has left more than 6,400 people dead, half of them civilians, and displaced 2.5 million others, according to the UN.The conflict in Yemen has left more than 6,400 people dead, half of them civilians, and displaced 2.5 million others, according to the UN.
MSF Yemen wrote on Twitter that the Abs hospital was "targeted by air strikes" at 15:45 (12:45 GMT) on Monday.
"Medical teams are assisting the wounded & toll is still unknown," it added.
A rebel health official in Hajjah, Ayman Mazkour, was quoted by the Saba news agency as saying that at least six people had been killed and 20 others wounded, while local officials and residents told Reuters that seven had died.
There were also unconfirmed reports that a Spanish female doctor was with patients inside the facility when it was hit.
MSF said more than 4,600 patients had been treated at the Abs hospital since MSF began supporting it in July 2015.MSF said more than 4,600 patients had been treated at the Abs hospital since MSF began supporting it in July 2015.
A spokesman for the United Nations said the organisation was aware of the latest reports from Yemen and was trying to gather some details.A spokesman for the United Nations said the organisation was aware of the latest reports from Yemen and was trying to gather some details.
Last year, one person was killed in coalition air strikes on an MSF-supported health centre in the neighbouring province of Saada and a mobile clinic in the southern province of Taiz were hit in air strikes, according to the charity.Last year, one person was killed in coalition air strikes on an MSF-supported health centre in the neighbouring province of Saada and a mobile clinic in the southern province of Taiz were hit in air strikes, according to the charity.
A hospital in Saada was hit by a projectile this January, killing six people.A hospital in Saada was hit by a projectile this January, killing six people.
The attack in Abas comes less than 48 hours after MSF said a coalition air strike on a Koranic school in Saada's Haydan district had killed 10 children. The attack in Abs comes less than 48 hours after MSF said a coalition air strike on a Koranic school in Saada's Haydan district had killed 10 children.
The home of a school headmaster in Razih district was also hit that day, killing his wife and four of their children, witnesses told the New York Times. A second air strike killed four of their relatives as people tried to rescue them, they said.The home of a school headmaster in Razih district was also hit that day, killing his wife and four of their children, witnesses told the New York Times. A second air strike killed four of their relatives as people tried to rescue them, they said.
The coalition denied targeting a school in Haydan, instead saying that it had bombed a camp at which the Houthis were training child soldiers.The coalition denied targeting a school in Haydan, instead saying that it had bombed a camp at which the Houthis were training child soldiers.