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Death Toll From MSF Hospital Bombing in Afghanistan Rises to 16

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The number of victims in the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz has risen to 16, the... 03.10.2015, Sputnik International

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Death Toll From MSF Hospital Bombing in Afghanistan Rises to 16

15:48 GMT 03.10.2015 (Updated: 15:54 GMT 03.10.2015)

The Doctors Without Borders hospital is seen in flames, after an explosion in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz - Sputnik International

The number of victims in the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz has risen to 16, the international aid agency said in a statement.

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NATO Admits US May Have Hit MSF Hospital in Kunduz

3 October 2015, 04:11 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, the hospital accommodating some 200 people was bombed leaving dozens missing.

"Latest: 16 people killed — 9 MSF staff, 7 patients (3 children)," the statement reads.

Some 37 people were seriously wounded during the bombing, including 19 MSF personnel. The critically injured are being transferred to a nearby hospital in Puli Khumri.

This is how we remember our #Kunduz hospital. 3-year-old Tamim plays with a balloon. (C MSF/Nora Guicheney) pic.twitter.com/yfd8zElAKo
— MSF UK (@MSF_uk) 3 октября 2015

According to the statement, the bombing continued for more than 30 minutes after American and Afghan military officials in Kabul and Washington were first informed of the incident.

Photos of damage done by bombing of #MSF #Kunduz hospital + staff treating patients in parts still standing ©MSF pic.twitter.com/hKOBIyLttI
— Doctors w/o Borders (@MSF_USA) 3 октября 2015

NATO said in a statement that US forces conducted an airstrike in Kunduz at around the same time — just after 02:00 am on Saturday (after 22:00 GMT Sunday).

NATO has launched an investigation into the incident.