World WHO: 500 Douma patients had symptoms consistent with toxic weapons exposure
Syria 'chemical attack': What we know
Activists allege that government forces dropped bombs filled with chemicals on rebel-held Douma.They allege that bombs filled with toxic chemicals were dropped by Syrian government forces. The government says the attack was fabricated.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation condemned a suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma , Syria last weekend, in which it said an estimated 500 patients went to health facilities with “signs and symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals”.
One woman who died had convulsions and pinpoint pupils. The UOSSM also concluded that the symptoms of the casualties were consistent with exposure "The doctors in Douma deny that there were people who came to the hospital claiming that they were under the chemical attack," he added.
© REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh A child and a man are seen at a hospital in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria. The World Health Organisation condemned a suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria last weekend, in which it said an estimated 500 patients went to health facilities with "signs and symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals".
"WHO demands immediate unhindered access to the area to provide care to those affected, to assess the health impacts, and to deliver a comprehensive public health response," Peter Salama, WHO deputy director-general for emergency preparedness and response, said in a statement issued in Geneva.
U.N. aid agencies do not have access to most of the enclave of eastern Ghouta, including Douma, where the alleged attack occurred. The Syrian government has denied responsibility.
(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay; editing by John Stonestreet)
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