Al Jazeera kertoo seuraavaa:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/alleged-mosul-chemical-attack-amounts-war-crime-170304132854968.html
Twelve people, including women and children, are being treated for
possible exposure to chemical-weapons agents in Mosul, where ISIL is
fighting off an offensive by US-backed Iraqi forces, according to the
UN.
The UN said all 12 patients had been received since March 1 for
treatment which they are undergoing in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's
Kurdish region, east of Mosul.
Four of them are showing "severe signs associated with exposure to a blister agent".
The patients were reportedly exposed to the chemical agents in the eastern side of Mosul.
Reporting from Erbil, Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker, who visited the
hospital where the patients were being treated, said: "I saw a young
boy, about eight or nine years old, and his entire body had burn marks,
black and brown marks, all across his body.
"The manager of the hospital told us when these patients came in, the
emanated a very strong odour, which is one of the side effects of being
affected by these chemical gases."
The hospital manager was "certain that some form of chemical gas has been used", our correspondent said.
So far, no investigation into the use of chemical weapons has been launched.
söndag 5 mars 2017
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