»Es gibt hinreichende Gründe für die Annahme, dass die syrische Luftwaffe für den Angriff mit Chlorgas in Duma im April 2018 verantwortlich ist«

In relation to the incident of 7 April 2018, in light of the information obtained considered in its totality, the IIT concludes that there are reasonable grounds to believe that between 19:10 and 19:40 (UTC +3) on 7 April 2018, during a major military offensive aimed at regaining control of the city of Douma, at least one Mi-8/17 helicopter of the Syrian Arab Air Force, departing from Dumayr airbase and operating under the control of the Tiger Forces, dropped two yellow cylinders which hit two residential buildings in a central area of the city.

At Location 2, the cylinder hit the rooftop floor of a three-storey residential building without fully penetrating it, ruptured, and rapidly released toxic gas—chlorine—in very high concentrations, which rapidly dispersed within the building, killing 43 named individuals and affecting dozens more.

At Location 4, the cylinder hit the roof of a three-storey residential building (at that time uninhabited) and broke into the apartment below, landing on a bed after bouncing off the floor. The cylinder ruptured only partially, and started to slowly release chlorine, mildly affecting those who first arrived at the scene.

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