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WHO says strike on Sudan hospital kills at least 64, takes facility out of service

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The World Health Organization said on Saturday that a strike on a hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, killed at least 64 people, including children, medical staff and patients, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X.

A sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva © Mena Today 

A sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva © Mena Today 

The World Health Organization said on Saturday that a strike on a hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, killed at least 64 people, including children, medical staff and patients, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X.

WHO said the Friday attack on Al Deain Teaching Hospital has rendered the facility non-functional, cutting off essential medical services in the city.

Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi

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