250 killed in Western Ghouta: Syrian Observatory

LONDON - 21 February 2018: As many as 250 people were killed during a shelling on Western Ghouta which is under the control of the opposition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

This is the biggest number of dead to fall in 48 hours since the 2013 chemical attack on Ghouta, Al Arabiya news channel quoted the observatory as saying on Wednesday.