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France makes new claims of chemical weapons attacks in Syria

 

FRANCE claimed today that Syria’s government has used chemical weapons in attacks on extremist-occupied areas.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves  Le Drian told BFM TV: “All indications show us today that the Syrian regime is using chlorine gas at the moment.”

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