Kunduz air strikes 'inexcusable', 'possibly criminal': UN rights chief

A suspected US air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed sixteen people including nine MSF staff on Saturday was "inexcusable" and possibly criminal, UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said. Zeid called for a full and transparent investigation, noting that, "if established as deliberate in a court of law, an air strike on a hospital may amount to a war crime." “This event is utterly tragic, inexcusable and possibly even criminal,” Zeid said in a statement. The death toll jumped to 16 from the earlier reported nine, with three children among those killed, Doctors Without Borders said. "At least 16 people died including nine MSF staff," said MSF spokeswoman Kate Stegeman, adding that 37 people were wounded in the bombardment.