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WHO 'appalled' at reports of 460-plus people killed in El-Fasher hospital

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was appalled at reports of more than 460 people being killed at a hospital in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, recently taken over by paramilitaries.

"WHO is appalled and deeply shocked by reports of the tragic killing of more than 460 patients and companions at Saudi Maternity Hospital in El-Fasher, Sudan, following recent attacks and the abduction of health workers," the UN health agency's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.

Source: Agence France Presse


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