Syrian Soldiers Enter Armed Groups Tunnels, See Chemical Agents

Syrian state television said soldiers found chemical agents in armed groups tunnels in the Damascus suburb of Jobar on Saturday and said some soldiers were suffocating.

“Army heroes are entering the tunnels of the terrorists and saw chemical agents,” state television quoted a “news source” as saying. “In some cases, soldiers are suffocating while entering Jobar,” it said.

“Ambulances came to rescue the people who were suffocating in Jobar,” it said, adding that an army unit was preparing to storm the suburb .