Iran security forces raided hospital for wounded protesters, attacked patients, medical staff: reports

Iran’s security forces stormed a Kurdish-majority hospital and attacked medical staff and wounded protesters, according to multiple reports.

Viral videos of the Imam Khomeini Hospital raid on Jan. 4 shows the security forces opening fire on protesters outside the building, with the officers bursting through the health facility and firing bullets and tear gas inside.

The hospital was allegedly treating more than 40 people who were shot and wounded during the protest when the security forces raided the hospital, a 38-year-old nurse told DW.

Iran’s security forces stand outside the Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ilam as they hunt for anti-government protesters. X/AlinejadMasih

BREAKING
Armed regime forces carried out a brutal attack on a hospital in Ilam.
They broke down hospital doors, stormed inside, and opened