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1st LD: UN chief slams deadly Afghan hospital airstrikes

Xinhua, October 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday strongly condemned the airstrikes that killed medical staff and civilians in a hospital in north Afghanistan, calling for "a thorough and impartial investigation into the attack in order to ensure accountability."

"The secretary-general strongly condemns the airstrikes in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that resulted in the death and injury of medical workers and patients at a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital on 3 October," said a statement issued here by Ban's spokesman.

"The secretary-general recalls that hospitals and medical personnel are explicitly protected under international humanitarian law," the statement said.

"He calls for a thorough and impartial investigation into the attack in order to ensure accountability."

At early hours of Saturday, the air raid reportedly launched by U.S. forces in Afghanistan struck the Medecins Sans Frontieres or MSF hospital in Kunduz city, capital of northern Kunduz province, killing 19 and injuring 37 others. Enditem