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https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/middleeast/syria-chemical-attack-500-affected-who-intl/index.html
(CNN)About 500 people may have been affected by a suspected chemical attack last week on Syria's rebel-held town of Douma, according to the World Health Organization.
It remains difficult to place an exact figure on the number of people killed and wounded Saturday on the outskirts of Damascus, a development that has pushed the United States and its allies to the verge of military confrontation in Syria.
But in a statement Wednesday, WHO, citing reports from its health partners, said an estimated 500 patients seen at medical facilities exhibited symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals.
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I have long been interested in chemical warfare. The agent used in this attack looks to be chlorine, which is a gas which attacks the eyes & respiratory system. News footage last night showed an unexploded chemical shell that landed on a bed. It left a green stain on the bed. Chlorine is green. Chlorine is also easier to manufacture & handle than nerve agents like sarin & the binary novichoks. Interestingly, chlorine was the first chemical weapon used in WWI by the Germans.
(CNN)About 500 people may have been affected by a suspected chemical attack last week on Syria's rebel-held town of Douma, according to the World Health Organization.
It remains difficult to place an exact figure on the number of people killed and wounded Saturday on the outskirts of Damascus, a development that has pushed the United States and its allies to the verge of military confrontation in Syria.
But in a statement Wednesday, WHO, citing reports from its health partners, said an estimated 500 patients seen at medical facilities exhibited symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals.
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I have long been interested in chemical warfare. The agent used in this attack looks to be chlorine, which is a gas which attacks the eyes & respiratory system. News footage last night showed an unexploded chemical shell that landed on a bed. It left a green stain on the bed. Chlorine is green. Chlorine is also easier to manufacture & handle than nerve agents like sarin & the binary novichoks. Interestingly, chlorine was the first chemical weapon used in WWI by the Germans.
