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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jamey Keaten and Sarah El Deeb

Militia attack on hospital in Darfur came in waves, WHO says

Sudan - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Groups of gunmen who reportedly killed at least 460 people at a hospital in Sudan attacked in several waves, abducting doctors and nurses, then gunning down staff, patients and people sheltering there, the World Health Organization said Friday.

The attack Tuesday in the country's Darfur region was part of a reported rampage by the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary group, as it captured the key city of el-Fasher after besieging it for 18 months. Witnesses have reported fighters going house-to-house, killing civilians and committing sexual assaults.

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