Amvid shows purported chlorine gas attack in Syria

A video posted on a social media website purports to show chlorine gas floating in the street following an attack on the Syrian village of Kfar Zeita. Nathan Frandino reports.

Published

9 months ago

Topics

Middle East & North Africa, Security, Terrorism

People

Bashar al-Assad, Nathan Frandino

Places

Syria, Damascus, Hama, Kfar Zeita

Companies

Reuters

Transcript

Chaos on the streets of Syria, where new amateur video appears to show a chlorine gas attack. Residents of a village in the Hama province can be seen running from a green-yellow gas in the street. Reuters cannot independently verify the video, which was posted on a social media website. The video later shows a crowded emergency room where dozens of residents are struggling to breathe. Opposition activists have blamed President Bashar al-Assad for the attack. Damascus denies responsibility, instead blaming rebels. Chlorine is thousands of times less lethal than sarin, which was used in a deadly attack outside Damascus last year. But the use of chlorine as a weapon is still illegal.