Triangle chefs, brewers raise money for Syrian refugees day after gas attack

Local chefs and breweries joined together Saturday to help raise money for humanitarian efforts in Syria.

Posted 12:18 a.m. Apr 9, 2018 — Updated 1:08 a.m. Apr 9, 2018

Hannah Webster

, WRAL.com editor

CARY, N.C. — Local chefs and breweries joined together Saturday to help raise money for humanitarian efforts in Syria.

A "Soup for Syria" pop-up culinary event took place on Saturday in Cary at the LaFarm Bakery on West Chatham Street.

The goal of the event was to raise about $100,000 dollars for organizations that work with Syrian refugees in the United States.

Anti-government activists accused the Syrian government of attacking a Damascus suburb with poison gas on Saturday, as Syrian forces stepped up their campaign to retake the final rebel-held pocket near the country’s capital.

"Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria," President Donald Trump said on Twitter Sunday. " Area of atrocity is in lockdown and encircled by Syrian Army, making it completely inaccessible to outside world. President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price..."

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