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Events on Wednesday 21 August 2013 1
2013Chemical weapons attack in GhoutaSarin gas attack near Damascus kills hundredsRockets carrying the nerve agent sarin struck rebel-held suburbs of Ghouta near Damascus, killing several hundred civilians during Syria's civil war. The attack prompted international outcry and led to a US-Russia brokered agreement for Syria to surrender its chemical weapons stockpile.