U.S.-led air strike hit IS poison gas depot, killing hundreds: Syria army

U.S.-led air strike hit IS poison gas depot, killing hundreds: Syria army

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Syrian army said that an air strike late on Wednesday, April 12 by the U.S.-led coalition hit poison gas supplies belonging to Islamic State, releasing a toxic substance that killed "hundreds including many civilians," Reuters reports

The incident proved that Islamic State and al Qaeda-linked militants "possess chemical weapons", a statement by the army flashed on Thursday by Syrian state TV said.

There was no immediate independent confirmation.

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