BEIRUT, November 25
More than 100 people were wounded in a suspected toxic gas attack in Syria’s Aleppo late on Saturday, which a health official said was the first such assault in the city.
The Syrian government and its ally Russia blamed the attack on insurgents, allegations which rebel officials denied. The shells spread a strong stench and caused dozens of people breathing problems in Aleppo, which is under government control, a monitoring group said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said warplanes struck rebel territory in the northwest on Sunday for the first time since Russia and Turkey agreed a buffer zone there in September. State news agency SANA said 107 people were injured, including children, after militants hit three districts of Aleppo with projectiles containing gases that caused choking.
Patients suffered difficulty breathing, eye inflammation, shivering and fainting, he said. Hospitals had discharged many people overnight. — Reuters
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