US to examine Syria chlorine-attack claim - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

US to examine Syria chlorine-attack claim - Middle East - Al Jazeera English:

The US has indications that a toxic chemical, probably chlorine, was used in Syria this month and is examining whether the Syrian government was responsible, according to the US State Department.

Jen Psaki, State Department spokesperson, said there were indications of the use of a toxic industrial chemical in the town of Kfar Zeita, a rebel held area in Hama province in Syria.

Syrian opposition activists reported that helicopters dropped chlorine gas on Kfar Zeita on April 11 and 12

Syria has shipped out or destroyed approximately 80 percent of its declared chemical weapons material [AP]