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Syrian rebels 'use chemical weapon'
Syrian state media say rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad have fired a chemical weapon in the north of the country."Terrorists launched a missile containing chemical products into the region of Khan al-Assal in the province of Aleppo, killing 15 people, mainly civilians," Sana news agency said. The government routinely refers to rebels as "terrorists". Rebels denied the report, accusing the government of using chemical agents. "We were hearing reports from early this morning about a regime attack on Khan al-Assal, and we believe they fired a Scud with chemical agents," a senior rebel and spokesman for the Higher Military Council in Aleppo, Qassim Saadeddine, told Reuters news agency. "Then suddenly we learned that the regime was turning these reports against us. The rebels were not behind this attack." Posted by: tipper 2013-03-19 |
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