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Russian Defense Ministry refutes claims of strike on Syrian hospital

Russian Defense Ministry refutes claims of strike on Syrian hospital
The Russian Defense Ministry has denied reports that Russian forces delivered airstrikes on April 27 on a hospital in Syrias Aleppo, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Wednesday.





HMEYMIM AIRBASE (Syria), (Sputnik) In April, the international humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said that 50 people were killed inan airstrike which struck the al-Quds hospital inthe Syrian city ofAleppo.
"The so-called news story aboutthe bombing ofa hospital inAl-Quds was picked upby many international media outlets asan example offailure ofthe Russian and US-agreed Syrian ceasefire. We checked this information; and today we will show you the real picture based onthe reconnaissance data," Konashenkov said.


One picture clearly shows the destroyed hospital, the general noted. "It's an indisputable fact no one is denying."



[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="793"]Al Quds hospital, April 2016 PHOTO: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Al Quds hospital, April 2016.[/caption]

The second picture illustrates the hospital building with damage in identical places to the first photograph, however, this one was taken in October 2015.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="769"]Al Quds hospital, October 2015 Al Quds hospital, October 2015.[/caption]

"These photos clearly show that all alleged 'eyewitness' accounts ofan airstrike onthe hospital are fake. Further comments are unnecessary," Konashenkov said.

Local sources blamed the attack onthe Syrian government and Russia, which supports President Bashar Assad. However, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that he countrys planes did not carry outairstrikes inSyria inthe pastdays, while Damascus put the blame onterrorist groups.

By Sputnik News



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