Amateur video reports are surfacing on the Internet, making it easier for experts to identify what really happened. The first thing that is becoming very clear to investigators is the timing of the incident, as it was in the middle of the night. 

The White House released a statement, showing its concern for the Syrian people and called for UN action. Obama went on to say in a CNN interview released today that, “This is clearly a big event of grave concern.” Although Obama has stated that Assad’s use of chemical weapons is the “red line,” the United States has yet to intervene. 

William Hague, the Foreign Minister of the UK, stated “We do believe this is a chemical attack by the Assad regime on a large scale, but we would like the United Nations to be able to assess that.” Hague goes on to say that “The only possible explanation of what we've been able to see is that it was a chemical attack. Clearly many, many hundreds of people have been killed. Some of the estimates are well over a thousand.” 

Not only were the United States and the United Kingdom pressuring the Syrian Government to investigate the cause of Wednesday’s attack, but the Russian Government has also called for a UN inspection.  The Russian Government, who has historically supported the Assad regime, is  now calling on the United Nations for help. A statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry "called on the Syrian government to cooperate with the U.N. chemical experts."

The U.N. inspection team, who arrived in Syria on Sunday, has been blocked from the Damascus suburb of Ghouta. With the hope of investigating the death of hundreds and possibly thousands of people, governments from around the world are showing their concern.