Kremlin Rejects Report on Alleged Gas Use in Area of Attack on Russian Helicopter in Syria

MOSCOW- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has slammed as a false information release the media reports that toxic gas was allegedly dispersed in the area where a Russian helicopter was earlier shot down in Syria.

“I don’t have information; we don’t have information about how the operation is proceeding,” Peskov said.

 “It is very hard to react to such information releases: it is not always clear what they are based on, what their sources are and so on,” the Kremlin spokesman said.

The Kremlin spokesman advised journalists to turn to the relevant departments for details of what was going on in the region.

Itar Tass

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