Syrian 'cave hospital' hit by missiles as health system 'on verge of collapse'

By Georgina Mitchell
Updated October 4 2016 - 2:18am, first published 1:18am
The hospital was constructed in a cave to protect from air strikes. Photo: UOSSM
The hospital was constructed in a cave to protect from air strikes. Photo: UOSSM
Two strikes of "bunker buster" missiles led to the hospital being evacuated. Photo: UOSSM
Two strikes of "bunker buster" missiles led to the hospital being evacuated. Photo: UOSSM
The blasts left rubble on the floor and some people with minor injuries. Photo: UOSSM
The blasts left rubble on the floor and some people with minor injuries. Photo: UOSSM

A specially fortified hospital in northern Syria has been evacuated after it was bombarded with bombs, as the UN declared the Syrian health system to be "on the verge of collapse".

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