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US claims 'chemical weapons activity' at Syria airbase

Allegations came as Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, paid visit to Russian airbase in Latakia
Assad sits inside a Sukhoi Su-27 during his visit to the Hmeimim military base on 27 June (AFP)
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