Daily Mail
August 2, 2016
August 2, 2016
A Syrian town was attacked by a helicopter dropping toxic gas just hours after a Russian chopper was shot down nearby killing all five on board, local rescuers have claimed.
Graphic pictures yesterday showed the burning remains of a Russian helicopter which crashed down in Idlib province before a crew member’s body was dragged through the dirt.
The Kremlin claimed the aircraft had been returning from war-torn Aleppo after delivering humanitarian aid.
Hours later another chopper was seen dropping containers of toxic gas on the nearby town of Saraqeb affecting 33 people – mostly women and children. Syria Civil Defence workers, who went to the scene of the attack, said they suspected it was chlorine but could not verify that.
A spokesman for the group, which describes itself as a neutral band of search and rescue volunteers, posted a video on YouTube purportedly showing a number of men struggling to breathe and being given oxygen masks by people in civil defence uniforms.
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