Syria opposition claim new chemical attack by regime forces

Syrian opposition activists Monday accused
government forces of using chemical weapons on rebel-held areas near
the capital Damascus, days after the United Nations said a team of
chemical weapons investigators would head to Syria as soon as
possible, dpa reported.
The head of the Britain-based pro-opposition Syrian Observatory
for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, quoted activists as saying that
at least 30 rebel fighters showed signs of exposure to poison gas in
Adra, north-east of Damascus.
Activists said regime forces used the gas as they tried to enter
the rebel strongholds over the past two days.
Dozens of people from Adra were hospitalized, suffering from
vomiting, shortness of breath and convulsions, they added.
Videos posted online purported to show people in a hospital in
nearby Douma wheezing, choking and convulsing.
-- SPA
20:02 LOCAL TIME 17:02 GMT
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