U.S. attack? Syria threatens: we'll burn Middle East

Syrian television reported tonight (Saturday) on the explosion in the Burj al- Ravis, in the al – Kasaa neighborhood of Damascus. According to reports there are injuries and possibly fatalities. Yesterday during Friday night, mortar shells landed in the area and there were several injuries.

The Doctors Without Borders Organization reported that 3,600 patients with neuro-toxic symptoms arrived on Wednesday morning, within three hours, at three hospitals in Damascus, where the organization's doctors are found. The statement said that 355 of them died.

"A large number of patients came with symptoms that include seizures, excessive drooling, dilated pupils, blurred vision and shortness of breath," it said.

UN representative for disarmament, Angela Kane, arrived in Damascus to handle and allow the entry of inspectors who sill check for the use of chemical weapons in the country.

Following a phone call last night between the Chief of Staff Benny Gantz and head of Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army, General Martin Dempsey, Israeli security officials believe that the United States will act in Syria even if a decision is not taken in the Security Council.

According to an official in the Jordanian army, commanders of the armies of USA, UK, France, Germany, Canada, Italy and Turkey will meet in Jordan to discuss what is happening in Syria.

Syrian Information Minister Amran A-Zoabi warned that attack in Syria will have dangerous consequences. "A mass of flames would inflame the Middle East. Use of chemical weapons by the Syrian opposition shows their incompetence and their confusion." According to him, there is evidence that the rebels' regime used chemical weapons.

Syrian rebel chief, Gen. Salim Idris, said at a press conference with opposition leader Ahmad Al - Jerba that the rebels have no chemical weapons. "We have evidence that the Syrian regime is involved in the criminal action in the suburbs of Damascus," Idris said, adding: "the chemical attack in the suburbs of Damascus by the regime is a response to the attack on the convoy of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the city al - Fiter".

Accusations against the opposition were joined by Iran. A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that "they are concerned about the evidence on the use of chemical weapons and denounce it. There is evidence that terrorist groups have used it."

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that all signs indicate that the Syrian regime has performed a chemical attack this week near Damascus. Fabius, who is visiting Ramallah, added: "All the information we have proved it and the responsibility rests with the regime of Bashar Assad."

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