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Title: Israeli jets 'hit Syrian chemical site'
Post by: TomSea on September 07, 2017, 06:59:03 am
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Israeli jets 'hit Syrian chemical site'
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Syria says Israeli jets have hit a military base in the west of the country, amid reports of a strike on a chemical weapons factory.

An army statement said rockets fired from Lebanese airspace targeted the site near Masyaf, killing two soldiers.

Unconfirmed Arab media reports say a chemical weapons production facility was hit in the attack.

Continued: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41184867