Saudi king orders treatment of 150 injured Syrian children

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Saudi king orders treatment of 150 injured Syrian children

Saudi Gazette, Riyadh Saturday, 8 October 2016

Saudi Arabia will bear the cost of treatment of 150 Syrian children injured in the ongoing fierce battle in Aleppo, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Ambassador Abdullah Al-Muallami, permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, said that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman had issued a directive in this regard in response to an international humanitarian appeal made by the Syrian-American Medical Society (SAMS).

Treatment will take place in border hospitals in Turkey, according to a press statement issued by the Kingdom’s Permanent Mission to UN. Al-Muallami said that the injured children, who need more specialized treatment, will be transferred to hospitals within the Kingdom, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.

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