04 / April / 2017 24:35

Erdogan, Putin discuss suspected gas attack on Syria's Idlib: presidential sources

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a suspected gas attack on Syria's rebel-held Idlib on Tuesday, Turkish presidential sources said.

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The attack, believed to be by Syrian government jets, killed at least 58 people including 11 children under the age of eight in the northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor and medical workers said.

"President Erdogan touched on the use of chemical weapons against civilians in Idlib. President Erdogan said such inhumane attacks are unacceptable," a statement attributed to presidential sources said.

According to Reuters, they said the two leaders had also emphasized the importance of maintaining the ongoing ceasefire in Syria.

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