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Russia pounds Syrian rebel areas after ‘toxic gas attack’ injures dozens

  • Moscow accused insurgents of bombarding Aleppo with shells filled with chlorine gas, poisoning around 100 people

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A Syrian boy receives treatment at a hospital in Aleppo on November 24, 2018. Photo: AFP

Russia on Sunday said it had launched strikes on Syrian “terrorist” groups it accused of carrying out a chlorine attack the previous day.

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“Air strikes were carried out by Russian air force planes,” defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in comments reported by TASS state news agency.

Russia’s defence ministry spokesman said earlier that Syrian rebel fighters used chemical weapons containing chlorine in an attack on Saturday on the government-controlled city of Aleppo.

Russia carried out the strikes after identifying the attackers’ positions and finding evidence they could use such weapons again, Konashenkov said.

A Syrian woman arrives for treatment at a hospital in Aleppo on November 24, 2018.Photo: AFP
A Syrian woman arrives for treatment at a hospital in Aleppo on November 24, 2018.Photo: AFP
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“As a result of the strikes, all of the rebel fighter targets were destroyed,” he added.

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