Shells hit hospital in no-fire zone

AtulaSiriwardane · May 3, 2009

Artillery shells fired have hit a makeshift hospital in the no-fire zone. Patients and bystanders died in two attacks on Saturday, while another 87 were wounded, the government official, who declined to be identified, told news agencies.
The unconfirmed reports were supported by a pro-Tamil website which accused the military of shelling the hospital on Friday and Saturday.
Dr T Varatharajah, a medical official working at the hospital, told Al Jazeera: "Two days before today and yesterday there were shell attacks on the hospital ... and today morning there was two attacks, mainly in front of the hospital and other places as well."
"Today two time shells fell in the hospital area totalling 60 to 70 persons dead, 87 persons got injury," he said.
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"Most of these people already had injuries and were staying in the hospital."
Varatharajah said that people were still arriving at the hospital for treatment but that supplies were low and some staff had left, making providing medical care difficult.
Bigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, a military spokesman, denid there had been any attack on the hospital. (Al Jazeera)

Wal Bada · May 3, 2009

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