Air strikes killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human rights said.
Reuters, Beirut: The attack caused many people to choke or faint, and some had foam coming out of their mouths, the Observatory said, citing medical sources who described it as a sign of a gas attack. Damascus has repeatedly denied using any such weapons.
Syrian government or Russian jets pounded the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idib in the morning, the Britain-based war monitoring group said. The Syrian army could not immediately be reached for comment.
Pro-opposition Orient News television said the strikes had killed 50 people and injured more than 150.
