BEIRUT, The Associated Press, September 6, 2016 – Syrian activists and rescue workers in the rebel-held part of the contested city of Aleppo are saying that government warplanes have dropped suspected chlorine bombs on a crowded neighborhood, injuring dozens.

Syrian residents running in the street after a government warplane dropped barrel bombs on Aleppo

Ibrahem Alhaj, a member of the Syria Civil Defence first responders team, says he got to the scene of the suspected chlorine attack shortly after a helicopter dropped barrels containing what he said were four chlorine cylinders.

Civilians rushed from a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo

He says the cylinders fell in the crowded al-Sukkari neighborhood on Tuesday and that at least 80 civilians were transported to hospitals and treated for breathing difficulties. A video by the rescuers shows children crying and men coughing.
The report could not be independently verified and it was not clear how the activists determined that chlorine gas was released