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Horrifying images and video reach us from Syria today where it is alleged that the government of Bashar Al-Assad used chemical weapons to quell the last of the resistance in the rebel-held town of Ghouta, targeting a hospital in Douma.

First reports indicate between 70-150 dead, mostly children.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here is one of the horrifying videos coming out of Douma in Syria tonight showing the aftermath of what seems to be a chemical gas attack. These people were hiding underground from the bombing, leaving them more vulnerable to gas. <a href="https://t.co/mm9jgBZ4V8">pic.twitter.com/mm9jgBZ4V8</a></p>— Liz Sly (@LizSly) <a href="https://twitter.com/LizSly/status/982755581994790913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Sana, the press agency of the Syrian regime, claimed: "Jaish al-Islam terrorists are in a state of collapse and their media outlets are making chemical attack fabrications in an exposed and failed attempt to obstruct advances by the Syrian Arab army."

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Even though the Syrian regime was quick to dispute the claims of the ‘white helmets’ (an aid organisation comparable to the ‘red cross’), the US State Department says it believes the images and videos coming out of Eastern Ghouta overnight and confirms "a potentially high number of casualties".

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">US says it's "monitoring disturbing reports regarding another alleged chemical weapons attack, this time targeting a hospital in Douma, Syria." <a href="https://t.co/5Bpe6eaLH1">pic.twitter.com/5Bpe6eaLH1</a></p>— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) <a href="https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/982814582514237440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The US State Department, via its spokeswoman Ms Heather Nauert, furthermore blamed Russia for its unwavering support of the regime and stated that: "the regime's history of using chemical weapons against its own people is not in dispute."

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: The death toll in a suspected chemical attack in Douma, Syria has crossed 100, according to the Syrian Civil Defence or White Helmets and other social media reports <a href="https://t.co/2Zu91r0TVG">pic.twitter.com/2Zu91r0TVG</a></p>— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TRTWorldNow/status/982773649227767808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The chemicals used were allegedly a mixture of sarin and chlorine gases.

Source:

https://twitter.com/LizSly/status/982755581994790913