MSF suspends activities at hospital in Aden after kidnapped patient found dead

SANAA, April 4 (YPA) – Medecins Sans Frontieres  (MSF) has suspended work at its hospital in the Yemen port city of Aden after the kidnapping and killing of one of its patients, the medical organisation said on Wednesday.

“We are worried by the deterioration of security in Aden and its consequences on our medical activities, for both patients and staff whose lives are endangered by these incidents,” the organisation said on its Twitter account.

1/2 #MSF has suspended admission of patients in its hospital in #Aden following the abduction of one of its patient on 2 April, who was found dead later on. pic.twitter.com/amQVi8IzC3

— MSF Yemen (@msf_yemen) April 3, 2019

MSF said the patient was abducted on Tuesday and later found dead. It did not provide further details on the identity of the patient or why they were targeted.

Assassinations and security disorder have been ramping in Aden since United Arab Emirates occupation forces took over the city.

E.M