Syria again used chemical weapons: 18 people were injured, one child was killed

A chemical attack was carried out in the Syrian East Gut, as a result of which about 20 people were injured, one child was killed.
One of the city's hospitals received 14 to 16 people with symptoms of chemical poisoning - apparently chlorine. Among the victims are men, women and children. According to the organization.

"The injured, ambulance drivers and others smell of chlorine after the" huge explosion. "At least 18 people were treated with oxygen spraying sessions," the report said.

The monitoring center for human rights violations based in Bretania confirms that patients were admitted to one of the hospitals in Eastern Guta who can not breathe, but they can not confirm the gas attack there. They also confirm the information about the death of the child. East Guta is subject to fierce bombardment by the Syrian Air Force with the support of the Russian Air Force.

Eastern Guta is one of the where the cease-fire regime operates. The creation of security zones was agreed in the spring of last year by Syrian authorities and detachments of the Syrian. However, life in the enclave did not become peaceful. In November, fighting in this area became tougher - after the offensive by the militants, government troops subjected Gutu to shelling and bombing, and in late February, the elite sections of the army began to pull together to the enclave.