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Syrian government accused of using chemical weapons (14 images)

Syrian rebels claim hundreds were killed in a toxic gas attack by pro-government forces, and the Syrian government has denied the claims.



A child, affected by what activists say is nerve gas, breathes through an oxygen mask in Damascus suburbs in Syria, August 21, 2013. Syrian rebels claim hundreds were killed in a toxic gas attack by pro-government forces, and the Syrian government has denied the claims. The UN is investigating. UPI/Diaa El Din
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Dead child dies foaming from the mouth after a suspected chemical attack in the Ghouta suburb of Damascus in Syria on August 21, 2013. Syrian rebels claim they were killed in a toxic gas attack by pro-government forces and the Syrian government has denied the claims. The UN is investigating. UPI/Diaa El Din
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The bodies of men lie on the ground at a makeshift morgue in eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus in Syria on August 21, 2013. Syrian rebels claim they were killed in a toxic gas attack by pro-government forces and the Syrian government has denied the claims. The UN is investigating. UPI/Diaa El Din
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A Syrian man holds up the body of a dead infant at a makeshift morgue in eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus on August 21, 2013. Syrian rebels claim they were killed in a toxic gas attack by pro-government forces and the Syrian government has denied the claims. The UN is investigating. UPI/Mohammed Al-Abdullah
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