Turkey decontaminates wounded Syrians over chemical attack claims; alert soon called off

By Associated Press, Published: April 30

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish border authorities decontaminated a group of wounded Syrians as they entered Turkey and hospital staff wore protective equipment to treat them because some claimed they may have come under a chemical attack in Syria, an official said Tuesday.

However, there was no indication that chemical weapons were used against them and the hospital near the border with Syria soon returned to normal operations, an aide to the governor of Hatay province told The Associated Press. He spoke on condition of anonymity citing government rules that bar civil servants from speaking to journalists without authorization.

via Turkey decontaminates wounded Syrians over chemical attack claims; alert soon called off – The Washington Post.