The global chemical weapons watchdog says that its investigators found 'reasonable grounds to believe' Syria's air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018, killing 43 people.
The global chemical weapons watchdog said Friday that its investigators found "reasonable grounds to believe" Syria's air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018, killing 43 people.Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons eyes Syrian Tiger Force in latest incident reportA dwelling damaged in the Douma attack is shown on April 23, 2018.
Syrian officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the findings. Syria joined the OPCW in 2013 under pressure from the international community after being blamed for another deadly chemical weapon attack, but does not recognize the investigation team's authority and has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons.
One of the cylinders hit the roof of a three-storey residential building and ruptured, "rapidly released toxic gas, chlorine, in very high concentrations, which rapidly dispersed within the building killing 43 named individuals and affecting dozens more," according to the report.A second cylinder burst through the roof of another building into an apartment below and only partially ruptured, "mildly affecting those who first arrived at the scene," the report said.
A man rides past destruction in the town of Douma, the site of the suspected chemical weapons attack, on April 16, 2018.
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