Napalm Like School Bombing Case Study

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Syria: Agony of victims of 'napalm-like' school bombing By Ian Pannell BBC News, Aleppo Footage of a napalm-like attack on a school in Syria filmed by a team working for Panorama shocked the world. Now the BBC has returned to find out what happened to the children who suffered horrific burns. We had travelled to Syria to film two British doctors from the UK charity Hand in Hand for Syria providing care to parts of the country where the medical system is barely functioning. The British medics had stopped off at a hospital in Aleppo Province. It was set up by the charity to provide general medical care, but in a climate of war it is just as likely to be casualties of the conflict who are carried through the door. Within an hour of being there we received the…show more content…
It had been one of the few to remain open in this part of northern Syria. But when we visited the classrooms were empty. I'm in a lot of pain. I had a fever all last night, I'm in pain on my neck and my shoulder. Why bomb us while we are at school? Why?” End Quote Ahmed, 13 Victim of the attack The smell at the scene and the debris suggest it was an incendiary bomb. It is not a chemical weapon but is classed as a conventional one. More than 100 countries have banned their use against civilians but Syria has not signed the treaty. The air at the scene was still thick with the smell of whatever was dropped that day; it is hard to imagine or to describe the horrors of what the pilot did. The headmaster said he felt helpless. He was too afraid to give his name. "The worst thing in life is for someone to die before our eyes. "People burning in front of you. People dying. People running. But where will they run to? "They're not safe anywhere. This is the fate of the Syrian people." Ten children died in the attack and many more have been left struggling to survive terrible

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