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NewsMail Morning Edition Sun 25 Aug, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Syria, rebels blame each other for chemical attack By correspondent Mary Gearin, wires Syrian state media says regime troops have found nerve gas materials in tunnels used by rebels, after the suspected chemical attack in the capital Damascus last week. The claim contradicts opposition groups who say the government launched nerve gas at its own citizens killing hundreds of people - an accusation that has been fiercely denied. Doctors Without Borders confirmed around 3,600 patients displaying "neurotoxic symptoms" were treated in Syrian hospitals on the day of the alleged attacks and 355 of them died. The escalating crisis in Syria has prompted high level meetings in Canberra, Washington and in Europe about how the international community should respond. 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The claim contradicts opposition groups who say the government launched nerve gas at its own citizens killing hundreds of people - an accusation that has been fiercely denied. Doctors Without Borders confirmed around 3,600 patients displaying "neurotoxic symptoms" were treated in Syrian hospitals on the day of the alleged attacks and 355 of them died. The escalating crisis in Syria has prompted high level meetings in Canberra, Washington and in Europe about how the international community should respond. 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