A Strike On A Hospital In Sudan Killed At Least 64 People, Who Says

CAIRO — At slightest 64 group were killed, including astatine slightest 13 children, successful a onslaught connected a infirmary successful Sudan’s occidental Darfur region past week, nan World Health Organization said.

The onslaught connected nan Al Daein Teaching Hospital successful East Darfur connected Friday besides injured astatine slightest 89 group and rendered nan infirmary nonfunctional, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said connected X.

Sudan slid into chaos successful April 2023 erstwhile a powerfulness struggle betwixt nan subject and nan rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into warfare passim nan country.

The RSF has blamed nan subject for nan onslaught connected nan hospital.

The service has denied nan attack, but 2 subject officials said nan onslaught was targeting a adjacent constabulary station. They said connected information of anonymity arsenic they were not allowed to talk nan matter openly.

The devastating warfare has killed much than 40,000 people, according to United Nations figures, but assistance groups opportunity that is an undercount and nan existent number could beryllium galore times higher.

The WHO has said that much than 2,000 group person been killed successful attacks connected aesculapian accommodation since nan commencement of nan war.

“Enough humor has been spilled. Enough suffering has been inflicted. The clip has travel to de-escalate nan conflict successful Sudan,” Tedros said.

Abuelgasim writes for nan Associated Press. AP writer Yassir Abdalla successful Shendi, Sudan, contributed to this report.