Iran on Thursday condemned a US strike near a children’s cancer hospital in the southwestern city of Ahvaz as a “barbaric attack,” saying it forced the emergency evacuation of 211 pediatric cancer patients, Anadolu reports. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said Shahid Baqaei Hospital, a specialized center for children with cancer, was evacuated Wednesday night after a US strike hit a nearby location. Describing the incident as a “barbaric attack,” Baqaei said it “caused severe suffering and anxiety” among hospitalized children and forced the emergency evacuation of 211 patients undergoing chemotherapy. He also described the strike as a “cowardly war crime” against children and compared it to Israeli attacks on health care facilities. READ: Iran criticises Oman over announcement of southern […]
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