WHO Confirms Death Toll of Sixty-Four After Attack on Sudaneese Hospital
The World Health Organization confirmed that sixty-four people were killed following an airstrike targeting Al-Daein hospital in Sudan, a figure consistent across multiple international reports released today. Among the victims are thirteen children and numerous medical staff members who rushed to treat patients during the assault by unidentified armed groups near El Fasher city.
Key Points
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1The World Health Organization reported 64 deaths resulting from an airstrike on El-Daein Teaching Hospital.
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2Among those killed were at least thirteen children according to WHO officials speaking Saturday morning in Geneva.
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A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed 64 people and wounded 89 others, with WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stating the attack hit El-Daein Teaching Hospital.
— [Mar 22, 07:50] 64 killed in attack on Sudan hospital: WHO (Myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com)The World Health Organization announced a new humanitarian catastrophe following an airstrike targeting Al-Daein Teaching Hospital that resulted in dozens of casualties.
— [Mar 22, 07:16] Massacre at Al-Daein Hospital in Sudan: 64 Killed, Including Children, in Airstrike (Alquds)(Source excerpt provided but no specific perspective or distinct viewpoint different from the others was explicitly detailed beyond confirming death toll and location.)
— [Mar 22] WHO meldet 64 Tote nach Angriff auf Krankenhaus im Sudan (Rss.orf.at)