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Photos: Syrian activists allege nerve gas attack

Hundreds are said to be killed

August 21, 2013 11:49AM ET
Syrian activists inspect the bodies of people they say were killed by nerve gas in the Ghouta region, in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus August 21, 2013.
Syrian activists inspect the bodies of people they say were killed by nerve gas in the Ghouta region, in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus August 21, 2013. Reuters
Ranges of the death toll vary, with some sources saying that it reaches into the several hundreds. Photo from Gouta, Aug. 21, 2013.
Ranges of the death toll vary, with some sources saying that it reaches into the several hundreds. Photo from Gouta, Aug. 21, 2013. Reuters
The victims included many children. Photo from Ghouta, Aug. 31, 2013.
The victims included many children. Photo from Ghouta, Aug. 31, 2013. Reuters
This young boy survived the attack. In this photo, he is given oxygen in Saqba, Aug. 21, 2013.
This young boy survived the attack. In this photo, he is given oxygen in Saqba, Aug. 21, 2013. Reuters
Dead animals lie in Zamalk, Aug. 22, 2013.
Dead animals lie in Zamalk, Aug. 22, 2013.
A boy, affected by what activists say is nerve gas, is treated at a hospital in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus on Wednesday.
A boy, affected by what activists say is nerve gas, is treated at a hospital in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus on Wednesday. Bassam Khabieh/Reuters
A man, affected by what activists say is nerve gas, breathes through an oxygen mask in the Damascus suburbs of Jesreen on Wednesday.
A man, affected by what activists say is nerve gas, breathes through an oxygen mask in the Damascus suburbs of Jesreen on Wednesday. Ammar Dar/Reuters
People inspect victims of the attack in Ghouta.
People inspect victims of the attack in Ghouta. Shaam News/AFP
Friends and relative pray over the body of 17-year old Ahmed Hamoudi, who allegedly died during a fighter jet attack on the northern Syrian city of Marea, during his funeral procession on Wednesday.
Friends and relative pray over the body of 17-year old Ahmed Hamoudi, who allegedly died during a fighter jet attack on the northern Syrian city of Marea, during his funeral procession on Wednesday. Achilleas Zavallis/AFP/Getty Images
People stand near the bodies of victims of what activist said was a gas attack during a funeral in Hamoria area, in the eastern suburbs of Damascus on Wednesday.
People stand near the bodies of victims of what activist said was a gas attack during a funeral in Hamoria area, in the eastern suburbs of Damascus on Wednesday. Bassam Khabieh/Reuters
The bodies of victims of what activists said was a gas attack are laid on the back of a truck in Hamoria area, in the eastern suburbs of Damascus on Wednesday.
The bodies of victims of what activists said was a gas attack are laid on the back of a truck in Hamoria area, in the eastern suburbs of Damascus on Wednesday. Bassam Khabieh/Reuters

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