Fresh claims of chlorine attacks in Harasta, Kafr Zeita
MESOP LATEST 17-4-2014 – Pro-opposition al-Aan TV claimed Thursday that the Syrian government had targeted the Hama town of Kafr Zeita with chlorine gas for the fifth consecutive day, one day after opposition activists published graphic video purporting to show the victims of a poison gas attack on the Damascus suburb of Harasta, roughly 10 kilometers northeast of the Syrian capital. Pro-opposition Smart News reported Wednesday that an attack in Harasta had killed one Free Syrian Army fighter and injured an additional 15 residents, citing doctors who stated that the victims showed signs of having ingested chlorine gas, which causes severe damage to the upper and lower respiratory tracts.