Yemen MSF hospital hit by Arab coalition air strikes

A Yemeni hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was hit by a series of Arab coalition air strikes, the group said, the latest bombing of a civilian target in the seven-month air campaign in Yemen.

One person was injured and in stable condition after the attack on the clinic in the northern province of Saada, MSF spokesman Hassan Boucenine told Al Jazeera on Tuesday.

Boucenine said the overnight attack "must have been deliberate", as the group had provided the Saudi-led coalition with the coordinates of its facility in Saada only two weeks ago.

The Saudi-led coalition of Arab states launched an air campaign against Shia Houthi rebels and their allies in late March in support of President Abd-Rabbo Mansour Hadi.

Saada is the stronghold of the Iran-backed Houthis who overran the capital unopposed in September 2014 before advancing on several Yemeni provinces.

Air raids have been blamed for scores of civilians casualties since March.

In Afghanistan, at least 30 people were killed earlier this month in US bombing of an MSF hospital in Kunduz.
Source: Al Jazeera And Agencies
27/10/15
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