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France condemns Aleppo hospital bombing, calls attacks war crimes

France condemns Aleppo hospital bombing, calls attacks war crimes

By REUTERS

France's Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault speaks during a high-level meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants at the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, US, on September 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters

France condemned the bombing on Saturday of a hospital in Aleppo, saying the shelling of healthcare structures and personnel in the besieged Syrian city constituted war crimes. 'Their perpetrators will be held to account,' Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in a statement. 'France is mobilizing at the Security Council as we speak to put a stop to this unacceptable tragedy,' he added.