Gunmen storm Syrian hospital caring for baby girl born in earthquake rubble

A baby girl who was born under the rubble caused by an earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey (Ghaith Alsayed/AP)

Gunmen stormed a hospital in north Syria where a baby girl is receiving care after being born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home, a hospital official said Tuesday, adding that the attackers beat the clinic’s director.

The official denied reports on social media claiming that the Monday night attack was an attempt to kidnap the infant, named Aya, Arabic for “a sign from God”.