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Syria, rebels blame each other for reported poison gas attack
LA Times ^ | April 12, 2014, 6:22 p.m. | Patrick J. McDonnell

Posted on 04/12/2014 6:41:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Each side in the Syrian conflict blamed the other Saturday for an alleged poison gas attack that reportedly injured scores of civilians in the central province of Hama.

There was no independent confirmation of a chemical strike, which reportedly hit the village of Kfar Zeita, an agricultural center northwest of the provincial capital, Hama. Fierce clashes between rebel and loyalist forces have been reported in the area.

Various pro-opposition accounts said a government air raid Friday in Kfar Zeita included bombardment with an unspecified chemical agent, causing choking and suffocation among scores of residents.

But state-run television said Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusra Front, a major rebel faction, unleashed toxic chlorine gas on the village, news agencies said. State TV said two people were killed and more than 100 injured, the agencies reported.

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TOPICS: Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; lebanon; russia; syria; waronterror

1 posted on 04/12/2014 6:41:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

But... But... Obama and Putin removed all the gas.

CC


2 posted on 04/12/2014 8:08:49 PM PDT by Captain Compassion
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3 posted on 04/12/2014 8:14:48 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: BenLurkin

muslims killing muslims...my give a sh!t o’meter didnt even move.


4 posted on 04/13/2014 4:26:32 AM PDT by mikefive (RLTW)
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To: BenLurkin

Don’t care. Whichever side has the toxic stuff will use it on the other side...There’s no ‘clean hands’ in that part of the world.


5 posted on 04/13/2014 7:47:57 AM PDT by GOPJ (MSNBC reporters couldn't spot a criminal if he was at the company Christmas party.)
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