Turkey condemns Syrian regime bomb attack on Aleppo

By Zuhal Demirci

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly condemned Syrian regime attacks which killed a three-year-old child and injured almost 100 other civilians in Aleppo’s Sukkeri district.

In a statement, the ministry said the attack showed the Syrian regime had disregarded the international community once again.

Syrian regime helicopters dropped a number of barrel bombs on opposition-held parts of Aleppo’s Sukkeri district on Tuesday, leaving scores of residents injured, local civil defense sources said.

"Regime helicopters dropped barrel-bombs -- some of which contained chlorine gas -- on Sukkeri," civil defense officer Najib Ansari told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.

"As a result, nearly 100 people, including women and children, have been admitted to Sukkeri’s Sahra Hospital," he said.

Those injured by the attack now suffer difficulties in breathing plus dizziness, vomiting and impaired vision, according to hospital officials who spoke anonymously due to fears for their safety.

Barrel bombs are improvised explosive devices packed with shrapnel and explosive material.

Usually dropped from Syrian army helicopters, the low-cost munitions are believed to have killed thousands of people since the Syria conflict began more than five years ago.