‌‌BBC- 8 April 2018-Rescuers and medics say at least 70 people have died in Syria in a suspected gas attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Eastern Ghouta.

Volunteer rescue force the White Helmets tweeted graphic images showing several bodies in a basement. It said the death toll is likely to rise.

The US state department said it is monitoring the “very disturbing” reports, and that Russia – which is fighting alongside the Syrian government – should be held responsible if deadly chemicals had been used.

“The regime’s history of using chemical weapons against its own people in not in dispute,” said the state department.