Monday
Dec242012
Syria Analysis: Was "Toxic Gas" Used in Homs on Sunday?
Monday, December 24, 2012 at 13:20 | James Miller in EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
Testimony, with English translation, of victims of the incident in Homs on Sunday
In the last 24 hours or so, activists have claimed that some sort of "toxic gas" or "chemical weapon" has been used against the city of Homs. The allegation appears to be based on acute respiratory symptoms among victims, soon after a series of shellings, reportedly from weapons of the Assad regime.
At this point, the activists making the claims do not know the exact ailments of the victims or what weapons have been used, but their fear is genuine.
Below we post the information which we have.
tagged Chemical Weapons, Homs, Sarin gas, Syria