Russia says deadly Syrian airstrike targeted chemical weapons factory
Russia has claimed the deaths of at least 70 people in an apparent chemical weapons attack in Syria were caused by a regime airstrike on a "terrorist" ammunition depot on the ground.
At least ten children died in Tuesday's attack on a rebel-held town in Idlib province. Dozens of people were treated for symptoms of chemical poisoning, including foaming at the mouth and suffocation.
Activists said the Syrian regime dropped a chemical bomb and was responsible for the killings. Syria denies the accusations and Russia says it had no warplanes in the vicinity.
The Russian defense ministry claimed on its Facebook page that the strike hit "workshops, which produced chemical warfare munitions" in the eastern outskirts of Khan Sheikhoun.
If the incident is confirmed to be a chemical weapons attack, it would be one of the deadliest of its kind since the Syrian war began six years ago.
Russia says deadly Syrian airstrike targeted chemical weapons factory
Russia has claimed the deaths of at least 70 people in an apparent chemical weapons attack in Syria were caused by a regime airstrike on a "terrorist" ammunition depot on the ground.
At least ten children died in Tuesday's attack on a rebel-held town in Idlib province. Dozens of people were treated for symptoms of chemical poisoning, including foaming at the mouth and suffocation.
Activists said the Syrian regime dropped a chemical bomb and was responsible for the killings. Syria denies the accusations and Russia says it had no warplanes in the vicinity.
The Russian defense ministry claimed on its Facebook page that the strike hit "workshops, which produced chemical warfare munitions" in the eastern outskirts of Khan Sheikhoun.
If the incident is confirmed to be a chemical weapons attack, it would be one of the deadliest of its kind since the Syrian war began six years ago.
Russia says deadly Syrian airstrike targeted chemical weapons factory
