Heartbreaking images after suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria
Syrian medical experts say at least 70 people have been killed and countless others injured in a suspected chemical weapons attack on the rebel stronghold of Douma, Eastern Ghouta.
According to doctors, many of the casualties were children. Images recorded after the incident showed a tragic scene in Douma.
News agencyAl JazeeraAccording to Douma residents, the horrific attack took place on April 7. At first, they saw helicopters and then continuous bombardment.
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| A photo of victims of the attack at a building in Douma. Photo: AP |
Local residents were forced to seek shelter in their homes and were trapped under the rubble. Local authorities later received multiple reports of suspected cases of people suffocating from toxic gas and having difficulty breathing.
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| Children are treated after a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. Photo: AP |
Immediately after the incident, medical staff rushed to treat and detoxify the victims, including many children.
According to the BBC, Douma is the last town in the Eastern Ghouta region still under rebel control. Government forces have increased air strikes on the town in recent days, after peace talks collapsed.
The opposition has accused Douma of being hit by a barrel bomb containing the nerve gas sarin, which was dropped by helicopter on April 7, affecting more than 1,000 people. However, the Syrian government has denied the allegations and called the information about the chemical attack in Douma "fabricated".
