Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday its hospital in Lankien, South Sudan was hit by a government air strike overnight, after another of its health facilities was looted.
The medical charity, which goes by its French acronym MSF, said the hospital in Jonglei State "was hit in an air strike by the government of South Sudan forces during the night of Tuesday".
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