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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 21 Aug 2013

    Over 650 people confirmed dead in chemical weapons attacks near Damascus, the main Syrian opposition group sayshttp://bbc.in/18JqPeZ 

    3:17 AM - 21 Aug 2013
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      1. Ariela ZIBIAH‏ @ArielaZibiah 21 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        hmm and all those #Fiji soldiers in #Syria .! RT “@BBCBreaking: Over 650 people confirmed dead in chemical weapons attacks near Damascus..”

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      2. Paul Thomas‏ @djpaulthomas 21 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        What the fuck is going on with the world... “@BBCBreaking: Over 650 people confirmed dead in chemical weapons attacks near Damascus"

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      1. Jennie Jarvis‏ @JarvisWrites 21 Aug 2013
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        Holy crap! "@BBCBreaking: Over 650 people confirmed dead in chemical weapons attacks near Damascus http://bbc.in/18JqPeZ ”

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      1. .Sandy‏ @DUCKNOW1 21 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Illegal WMD'S used again, who will intervene first....N.A.T.O ?

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      1. MaviYeşil‏ @Mvysl8 21 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @hacettepecna what a coincedence! A chemical weapon attack at the same time the UN starts to investigate the chemical weapons!!

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      2. nick renegade‏ @nickrenegade 21 Aug 2013
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        Oh shiiiit! “@BBCBreaking: Over 650 people confirmed dead in chemical weapons attacks near Damascus. http://bbc.in/18JqPeZ ”

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      3. Ray Kelly‏ @ayrkylle 21 Aug 2013
        Replying to @nickrenegade

        @nickrenegade @BBCBreaking for the benefit of the inspectors Assad himself invited? 650 maybe, chemical weapons? rebel propaganda I expect.

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      1. Claire‏ @ariasclaire 21 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Praying for the victims in Syria “@BBCBreaking: Over 650 people confirmed dead in chemical weapons attacks... http://bbc.in/18JqPeZ ”

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      1. The Ikon‏ @_The_Ikon 21 Aug 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: Over 650 people confirmed dead in chemical weapons attacks near Damascus, the main Syrian opposition group says"-> 😢

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      1. راشد‏ @alrabab 21 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @MusaabE95 It is a war the Arabs brother

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      1. عمر الفنتوخ Omer Fantoukh‏ @Omerfantoukh 21 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking oh God .. I hope no children were dead 😢

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      1. Hannah gill‏ @1Gilli 21 Aug 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: Over 650 people confirmed dead in chemical weapons attacks near Damascus, http://bbc.in/18JqPeZ ” shocking this has happened

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      1. JtatPeek‏ @jtatpeek 21 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking so sad.

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      2. Sharon Bowers‏ @sharbowers 21 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @filigreegirl 🌿 OMG.

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      3. Andrea Twombly‏ @filigreegirl 21 Aug 2013
        Replying to @sharbowers

        @sharbowers @BBCBreaking I know. Tragic - beyond tragic.

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      1. Clint. Deidenang‏ @clintd22 21 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @Kon__K Stupid how people rule!!

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      1. RASHEED SHAD‏ @ihsanrasid 21 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking ya allah

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