Watchdog blames Syria for 2018 Douma chemical attack - BBC News

The OPCW says at least one Syrian helicopter dropped toxic chlorine gas cylinders on civilian areas.

22 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsSyrian civil warImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Syrian people from the city of Douma arriving in Aleppo days after the attackThe world chemical weapons watchdog has said Syrian forces carried out a chlorine gas attack on Douma in 2018 that killed 43 people.

The attack was part of efforts to remove rebels from the outskirts of Damascus in the decade-long war.

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said a Syrian army helicopter had dropped toxic chlorine gas cylinders on civilian areas.

The Syrian government has denied using chemical weapons.

The OPCW said there were "reasonable grounds" to conclude that the Syrian Air Force had perpetrated the chemical weapons attack on Douma on 7 April 2018.

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