MSF: Civilians, including children, killed, maimed in airstrikes on Sanaa

SANAA, May 9 (YPA) – Head of mission of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) organization in Yemen, Joao Martins, on Wednesday said civilians, including children, were killed and maimed by Saudi-led airstrikes on the capital Sanaa.

“Again, civilians are victims of air strikes and struggle to survive in hospitals,” Martins added.

The raids hit on Monday a densely populated neighborhood in the capital Sanaa, killing at least six people and wounding 72 others, according to a statement issued by the organization.

Two hospitals backed by the organization in Sanaa witnessed a collective influx of dead and wounded as a result of the raids that targeted the presidential office located near a hotel, pharmacies, a bank and commercial shops, the statement said.

According to the organization, a medical team affiliated with it had visited a hospital at the time of the attack, noting that the raids took place in rapid succession.

The statement confirmed that MSF had sent additional supplies to the two hospitals.

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