Amnesty criticises Syria over Aleppo attacks

(11 Aug 2016) Amnesty International has condemned a Syrian government airstrike on an opposition-held district in Aleppo which has killed at least two people in what was alleged to have been a chlorine gas attack. Diana Semaan of Amnest Internation said her organisation had spoken to residents and a local doctor who said he "recieved 60 people who have been exposed" in the alleged gas attack. The human rights charity has pleaded with the international community to act and for the Syrian government to end fighting. The attack which happened late on Wednesday in the city's eastern Zabadieh neighbourhood saw at least four barrel bombs dropped on the area, one of which purportedly released the chlorine gas. It came hours after the Russian military, which is fighting alongside Syrian government forces in the civil war, promised a daily, three-hour cease-fire for Aleppo to allow humanitarian aid to besieged areas The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said Thursday that reports of possible chemical weapons use in Syria "are of great concern." The Netherlands-based agency said in a statement that the use of chemical weapons by anyone under any circumstances is "reprehensible," adding it continues to examine any credible reports it received. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...