Russia Blames Syria Gassing On Leak From Rebels' Chemical Cache

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - 02:51 in Mathematics & Economics

Russian officials blamed the poisonous gas contamination that activists say killed at least 83 people — including 25 children — on a leak from a chemical weapons cache that had been hit by Syrian government airstrikes. The U.S. has said the government of President Bashar al-Assad, who Russia supports, was behind the incident. The Russians did not provide evidence to support their allegations.

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