Rebels Report Two Syrian Chemical Weapons Attacks In Damascus Yesterday By Assad

Syrian government forces yesterday used chemical weapons against rebel-controlled areas in two Damascus neighborhoods, according to reports cited by a Washington-based group backing the Syrian opposition.

If confirmed, the attacks would indicate the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad is undeterred by the decision of the U.S. and other nations to increase military support for the rebels following earlier reports of chemical weapons use.

In the latest alleged incidents, the Syrian Support Group said in a statement that it received reports from opposition sources that chemical bombs were dropped on the eastern Damascus neighborhood of Zamalka, killing six people and injuring dozens. In addition, it said chemical-filled shells were fired into the capital’s Qaboun district late in the day, with the casualty figures not yet known.

Victims are being treated at rebel-run medical facilities and doctors are attempting to determine the chemical used in the attacks, according to Dan Layman, a spokesman for the Syrian Support Group.

Victims’ symptoms included convulsions, chest and abdominal pain, dizziness, breathing difficulty, and contraction of pupils known as myosis, the group said.

[link to www.bloomberg.com]

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