US, UN condemn raids on a hospital in Aleppo, Russia denies that her attack – Onet.pl

In the air raids and bombings in the city of Aleppo killed in the last days of more than 60 people, including at least 27 people in an attack on a hospital in the district of Al-Quds busy by Syrian rebels.

Special envoy of the UN. Syrian conflict Staffan de Mistura believes that the attack on the air the hospital was not made by mistake, but it seems to have been deliberate – said the Arab television Al-Arabiya. In an interview for her de Mistura did not indicate, however, who may be responsible for the raid.

“strongly condemn the wave of air attacks and shelling, which killed more than 60 people in Aleppo in the last 24 hours “- said White House spokesman Josh Earnest.

the US State Department called the raid on the hospital “reprehensible” and called on Russia to use its influence to put pressure on the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the attacks. State Department spokesman John Kirby said that Washington still finds out details about the raid on the hospital, but it seems that the victims a few dozen. – Once again we turn to the regime to stop these completely senseless attacks, which violate the suspension of hostile action – said Kirby.

Syrian army denied the information, the hospital had supposedly be the target of the bombing. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the attack on a hospital in Aleppo is “inexcusable.” He called on the United States and Russia to exert pressure on the warring Syrian parties to refrain from military action and provide credible investigation into the attack on the hospital. “Rather than bombard areas populated by civilians, all parties (the Syrian conflict) must re-focus on the political process” – called in a statement Bana spokesman, Stephane Dujarric.

Meanwhile, the Russian authorities denied that her planes were responsible for the bombing, which among others, destroyed hospital in Aleppo. Moscow said that in recent days did not conduct raids in the area.

Russian Ministry of Defence suggested that an attack on a hospital is the responsibility of another country – writes Reuters. – According to our information evening on April 27 for the first time after a long break over Aleppo appeared the plane, which belonged to one of the so-called. coalition fighting the Islamic State – said the resort, without specifying which country it comes.

The raid on the hospital in Aleppo took place in the night from Wednesday to Thursday. Bombardment position in the city, part of which is controlled by government forces, and some – by the rebels, continued also on Thursday. The organization Doctors Without Borders, which together with the Red Cross to support the hospital, said that among the fatalities is a medical staff and at least 14 patients. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, among others, were killed three children and the last pediatrician who worked in rebel-dominated part of town. During the day, both sides killed at least 38 civilians.

The head of the working group. UN relief Jan Egeland estimated that the humanitarian situation in Aleppo is catastrophic. In Syria remains fragile truce between the forces of Assad regime troops and the armed opposition.

According to de Mistury negotiated February through the US and Russia ceasefire in the Syrian conflict is still formally in force and must do everything to be observed. According to the Syrian opposition and the rebel truce in practice no longer works, because it is broken by the forces loyal to the regime.

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