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Japan Marks 30 Years Since Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack, Victims Warn Cult Active
Japan marked the 30th anniversary of the sarin gas attack on Tokyo's subway that killed more than a dozen people and injured more than 5,800.
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20 Iranian Schoolgirls Hospitalised After Latest Poison Attack
Twenty Iranian schoolgirls were hospitalised on Tuesday after the latest in a mysterious wave of poisoning attacks that have sickened thousands of pupils, state media reported.
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Over 5,000 School Children Poisoned In Iran: Lawmaker
More than 5,000 Iranian schoolchildren have been affected by a spate of poisonings that has targeted mainly female pupils since late November, according to a lawmaker investigating the cases.
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Protests In Iran After Suspected Poison Attacks On Schoolgirls: Report
Worried parents protested in Iran's capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos.
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Gas Attacks On 10 Girls' Schools In Iran, Over 100 Hospitalised: Report
More than 100 students were hospitalised in Iran after a new spate of suspected gas attacks on girls' schools Wednesday, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.
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New Confirmation Of Chlorine Use In Syria
Global arms experts Wednesday confirmed chlorine was used in a Syrian town in February leaving residents fighting for breath, as the world awaits the results of a probe into last month's alleged poison gas attack on Douma.
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Syria Chemical Attack Is War Crime: Human Rights Watch Chief
A suspected chemical attack on civilians in Syria is a war crime that bears the hallmarks of Bashar al-Assad's government, but its ally Russia shares potential criminal responsibility for its use, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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Russia To Expel UK Diplomats As Crisis Over Nerve Toxin Attack Deepens
Russia is set to expel British diplomats in retaliation for Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to kick out 23 Russians as relations with London crashed to a post-Cold War low over an attack involving a military-grade nerve agent on English soil.
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Moscow Says Will Retaliate Soon To Britain's Expulsion Of Diplomats
Moscow on Wednesday called Britain's decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats over the poisoning of an ex-spy a sign that London was choosing confrontation with Russia, adding that retaliation would follow shortly.
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Russia Wants UN Report On Syria Sarin Attack Shelved
Russia demanded Thursday that the UN shelve a report blaming the Syrian government for a sarin gas attack, and a new probe be conducted into use of the deadly nerve agent, according to a draft resolution obtained by AFP.
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UN Probe Finds Syria Government Behind Sarin Gas Attack In April
United Nations war crimes investigators on Wednesday said they had evidence that Syrian government forces were behind the chemical attack that killed dozens of people in Khan Sheikhun in April.
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Russia Vetoes UN Draft Resolution On Syria Gas Attack Probe
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a UN draft resolution demanding the Syrian government cooperate with an investigation of a suspected chemical attack that the West blames on President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
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United Nations Security Council To Vote On Syria Gas Attack Probe
The UN Security Council is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution demanding that the Syrian government cooperate with an investigation of the suspected chemical attack in Idlib province, but Russia is likely to veto the measure, diplomats said.
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'Done With Trump': Donald Trump's Online Base Fumes About Syria Strikes
For hours, the Trump Internet warned that their president was being tricked. Mike Cernovich and Alex Jones's Infowars - both have earned praise from President Trump or those close to him in the recent past - promoted a conspiracy theory all day Thursday that blamed the U.S. deep state for the gas attack in Syria, and not the Assad regime. Infowars ...
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Russian Response To Strikes Disappointing, Unsurprising: Rex Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expressed disappointment Friday at Russia's hostile reaction to missile strikes against Syria, but said Moscow's trenchant support for the regime was unsurprising.
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Japan Marks 30 Years Since Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack, Victims Warn Cult Active
Japan marked the 30th anniversary of the sarin gas attack on Tokyo's subway that killed more than a dozen people and injured more than 5,800.
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20 Iranian Schoolgirls Hospitalised After Latest Poison Attack
Twenty Iranian schoolgirls were hospitalised on Tuesday after the latest in a mysterious wave of poisoning attacks that have sickened thousands of pupils, state media reported.
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Over 5,000 School Children Poisoned In Iran: Lawmaker
More than 5,000 Iranian schoolchildren have been affected by a spate of poisonings that has targeted mainly female pupils since late November, according to a lawmaker investigating the cases.
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Protests In Iran After Suspected Poison Attacks On Schoolgirls: Report
Worried parents protested in Iran's capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos.
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Gas Attacks On 10 Girls' Schools In Iran, Over 100 Hospitalised: Report
More than 100 students were hospitalised in Iran after a new spate of suspected gas attacks on girls' schools Wednesday, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.
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New Confirmation Of Chlorine Use In Syria
Global arms experts Wednesday confirmed chlorine was used in a Syrian town in February leaving residents fighting for breath, as the world awaits the results of a probe into last month's alleged poison gas attack on Douma.
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Syria Chemical Attack Is War Crime: Human Rights Watch Chief
A suspected chemical attack on civilians in Syria is a war crime that bears the hallmarks of Bashar al-Assad's government, but its ally Russia shares potential criminal responsibility for its use, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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Russia To Expel UK Diplomats As Crisis Over Nerve Toxin Attack Deepens
Russia is set to expel British diplomats in retaliation for Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to kick out 23 Russians as relations with London crashed to a post-Cold War low over an attack involving a military-grade nerve agent on English soil.
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Moscow Says Will Retaliate Soon To Britain's Expulsion Of Diplomats
Moscow on Wednesday called Britain's decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats over the poisoning of an ex-spy a sign that London was choosing confrontation with Russia, adding that retaliation would follow shortly.
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Russia Wants UN Report On Syria Sarin Attack Shelved
Russia demanded Thursday that the UN shelve a report blaming the Syrian government for a sarin gas attack, and a new probe be conducted into use of the deadly nerve agent, according to a draft resolution obtained by AFP.
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UN Probe Finds Syria Government Behind Sarin Gas Attack In April
United Nations war crimes investigators on Wednesday said they had evidence that Syrian government forces were behind the chemical attack that killed dozens of people in Khan Sheikhun in April.
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Russia Vetoes UN Draft Resolution On Syria Gas Attack Probe
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a UN draft resolution demanding the Syrian government cooperate with an investigation of a suspected chemical attack that the West blames on President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
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United Nations Security Council To Vote On Syria Gas Attack Probe
The UN Security Council is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution demanding that the Syrian government cooperate with an investigation of the suspected chemical attack in Idlib province, but Russia is likely to veto the measure, diplomats said.
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'Done With Trump': Donald Trump's Online Base Fumes About Syria Strikes
For hours, the Trump Internet warned that their president was being tricked. Mike Cernovich and Alex Jones's Infowars - both have earned praise from President Trump or those close to him in the recent past - promoted a conspiracy theory all day Thursday that blamed the U.S. deep state for the gas attack in Syria, and not the Assad regime. Infowars ...
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Russian Response To Strikes Disappointing, Unsurprising: Rex Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expressed disappointment Friday at Russia's hostile reaction to missile strikes against Syria, but said Moscow's trenchant support for the regime was unsurprising.
