Terrorists Deliver 60 Canisters With Highly-Toxic Agent to Idlib: Russian MoD

MOSCOW- Terrorists are planning to carry out chemical attacks on a town in Hama and the humanitarian corridor in Idlib, according to the Russian military.

Terrorists from Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization are planning a new provocation with the use of toxic agents in the Idlib de-escalation zone, the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation reported on Thursday, according to Sputnik.

 “According to information received by the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation from sources in the Idlib de-escalation zone, the terrorists of the Hayat Tahrir Ash-Sham group [Jabhat al-Nusra] are planning to carry out another provocation using toxic agents,” the center said in a statement.

 According to the statement, the terrorists have delivered 60 canisters filled with an unidentified highly-toxic chemicals. They are accompanied by Arab-speaking chemical specialists from one of the European countries.

“According to available information, the upcoming provocation with the use of toxic agents will target the town of Maharda in Hama province and the humanitarian corridor near the village of Abu al-Duhur in Idlib province,” the statement said, as Sputnik reported.

In September, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has addressed the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, warning that terrorists and their patrons may attempt new provocations using chemical weapons, adding that Russia would consider such efforts as “unacceptable.”

“We warn terrorists and their sponsors that new provocations involving chemical weapons are unacceptable,” Lavrov declared.

The demilitarized zone in Idlib was established on September 17, when Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on the issue.

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