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WATCH: Dozens suffocate in Aleppo 'chlorine attack'

More than 150 people were injured following a suspected government chemical attack on a rebel-held neighborhood of Aleppo

A suspected chlorine attack reportedly hit the Sukkari area of eastern Aleppo on Tuesday morning.

Eyewitnesses on the ground reported that the suspected chemical attack came from a missile fired by a Syrian government jet.

Images of civilians running from the bomb site and struggling to breathe filled social media, as activists claimed a chlorine attack had taken place.

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