Putin: Terrorists’ Chemical Attack in Aleppo Must Not Remain Unpunished

The chemical attack launched by terrorists in western Aleppo should not go unpunished, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, according to Sputnik.

“In Syria, where militants continue armed attacks on government forces, a November 24 attack on residents of the western part of Aleppo using chemical poisonous substances, presumably chlorine, was a blatant violation of the ceasefire,” Putin said, speaking at a BRICS meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, said Sputnik.

 Putin said that dozens of Syrians were injured, including children.

“Such terrorists’ crimes should not left unpunished, otherwise they will replicate such antics,” added Putin.

 Putin’s statement was made hours after Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation reported that terrorists from the Hayat Tahrir Ash-Sham group (former Nusra Front*) were planning a new provocation with the use of toxic agents in the Idlib de-escalation zone.

The attack which Putin mentioned occurred on November 24, when terrorist groups located in the Idlib de-escalation zone fired 120-millimeter shells at the north-western districts of Aleppo from the south-eastern part of the demilitarized zone, according to the Russian Defence Ministry’s Centre for Syrian Reconciliation.

The shells were filled with poisonous substances, and exploded in the vicinity of Nile Street and the Al-Khalidia neighborhoods.

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