Attack on hospital kills 70, says WHO chief

Airstrike kills at least 70 seeking care at last functioning hospital in North Darfur capital as Sudan’s civil war rages
At least 70 people were killed after a drone strike targeted the last functioning hospital in the besieged capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state late Friday, according to local officials and the World Health Organization.
70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says
Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan
Attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region kills dozens, says WHO
Local officials have attributed the drone attack that killed 70 people to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group
WHO Chief Urges End to Attacks on Sudan Healthcare After 70 Killed in Drone Strike
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More than 70 killed in drone attack at hospital in western Sudan
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Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, World Health Organization chief says
Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, World Health Organization chief says
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