DHAKA: Members of the UN Security Council were moved to tears after they were shown a video of an apparent chlorine gas attack in north-west Syria last month.

The footage shows the unsuccessful attempts of doctors to revive three children all aged under four, reports the BBC.

US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power described the meeting as “very emotional” and said those responsible will be held accountable.

The Syrian government denies it was responsible for the attack in Idlib.

Syrian doctors, confirming what activists reported after the attack on 16 March, told the UN Security Council that helicopters were heard flying above the village of Sarmin.

There was then a thud and an overpowering smell of bleach before dozens of people began arriving at the local hospital with breathing difficulties.

The video showed the desperate attempts by doctors to revive the three children, aged one, two and three, their grandmother and parents.

BDST: 1718 HRS, APR 17, 2015
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