Ashrafiyat Sahnaya chemical attack
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The Ashrafiyat Sahnaya chemical attack took place in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Syria, on 25 August 2013. A group of Syrian Army soldiers were struck by an object containing sarin.
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Ashrafiyat Sahnaya chemical attack | |
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Part of the Syrian Civil War | |
Type | Sarin attack |
Location | 33°26′02″N 36°14′42″E |
Date | 25 August 2013 around 20:00 (UTC+03:00) |
Casualties | 5 injured |
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Timeline of attack
25 August 2013
- App. 18:00 - The rebels started to throw objects with a catapult.[1]: 71
- App. 20:00 - The rebels throw an object containing sarin at a group of five Syrian Army soldiers. A badly smelling gas was released.[1]: 71
- App. 20:45 - The five soldiers were evacuated by a rescue team to the field medical point.[1]: 72
- The five soldiers were taken to the Martyr Yusuf Al Azmah Military Hospital by ambulance.[1]: 72
- The soldiers were washed, taken to the emergency room and treated with atropine and HI-6.[1]: 72
- Hospital personnel took blood samples that later tested positive for sarin.[1]: 72
30 August 2013
- The UN mission interviewed the five soldiers at Martyr Yusuf Al Azmah Military Hospital and collected blood samples, hair samples and urine from one of them.[1]: 73
25 September 2013
- The UN mission conducted detailed interviews with four of the five soldiers at Martyr Yusuf Al Azmah Military Hospital, and collected blood samples from three of them.[1]: 72
All times are UTC+03:00.