Turkish Gas Attack in a village in Syria’s Afrin Injures Six Civilians

ALEPPO, (ST)-Six civilians were injured in a toxic gas attack launched on Friday by forces of the Turkish regime against al-Mzeina village in the surrounding of Afrin city in Aleppo countryside.

The injured people, who were taken to Afrin hospital, suffered breathing difficulty and burning.

Director of Afrin Hospital Dr. Jwan Mohammad said in a statement to  SANA that six civilians from al-Mzeina locals were hospitalized and received necessary medical treatment as they were suffering breathing difficulty, coughing and burning in different parts of their bodies as a result of a Turkish attack with shells containing poisonous gas.

 Symptoms indicate that they were exposed to a chemical attack, he said.

Dr. Mohammad added that four of the men are now in a stable condition while the other two are in a serious condition, noting that work is underway to identify the kind of gas the injured have inhaled.

Forces of the Turkish regime and its terrorist mercenaries continue their  aggression on Syria’s Afrin city in Aleppo countryside for the fourth week running. The daily shelling claims the lives of tens of civilians including children and women, and causes huge destruction to the infrastructure and to citizens’ houses and properties.

Hamda Mustafa