Heartbroken Dad Wants The World To See What Syrian Attack Did To His Twin Babies

#1 A father of twin toddlers killed in the Syrian chemical gas attacks has asked the media to share the photographs of their dead bodies.

Abdul Hamid Youssef hopes the heart-breaking image depicting him cradling his two children, Ahmed and Aiya, will shake the world into action.

The toddlers were killed during the chemical ‘sarin gas’ attack in Khan Sheikhoun, in the rebel-held central province of Idlib, Syria.

#2 A heartbroken dad has been photographed holding onto the bodies of his twin babies after they were killed in the gas attack.

Youssef lost 20 family members in the attack. He is himself believed to be seriously ill and suffering from chemical exposure after the strike, which hit on Tuesday.

#3 The father wants the world to see these photos to highlight the horror of the incident

The death toll currently stands at 72 civilians, most of whom are children or the elderly, whose lungs could not withstand the attack, believed to have been caused by the nerve agent sarin.

#4 Victims were left with foam bubbling from their mouths, activists said

Russia’s defence ministry blamed the deaths on Syrian government air strikes, which they claim caused gas to leak from a rebel chemical weapons depot.

But a Syrian rebel commander branded the Russian claims "a lie" and said no chemical weapons dumps are in the area and the warplane was dropping gas bombs.

Hassan Haj Ali, commander of the Free Idlib Army rebel group, said: "Everyone saw the plane while it was bombing with gas

"Likewise, all the civilians in the area know that there are no military positions there or places for the manufacture [of weapons]."

#5 The United States and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson have pointed the finger at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting in Brussels on Wednesday in response to the chemical strike, attended by officials from 70 nations.

#6 Many daughters and sons have already been lost, just like Aiya and Ahmed.

Meanwhile, in Khan Seikhoun, doctors are treating victims in makeshift hospitals who are showing signs of sarin poisoning. Patients are said to be foaming at the mouth, experiencing breathing difficulties and limp bodies.

#7 Dr. Shajul Islam, who trained in Britain, has shared a number of videos showing the terrifying aftermath of the incident

#8 He claimed Sarin - a clear, colourless and odourless liquid that can evaporate into gas - was used in the attack in rebel-held Idlib province.

#9 Rescue workers are seen hosing down naked kids as they squirm on the ground

#10 Two kids receive medical treatment following the terrifying incident

#11 Orient News television said more than 150 others had been injured in the suspected gas raid

#12 At least 20 of those killed in the horror attack are children

#13 A young boy is visibly red in the face as he gasps for breath

#14 Syrian children were left struggling to breathe after warplanes apparently fired weapons containing toxic gas