The Latest: Syrian rebels dismiss poison-gas claims

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
12:45 a.m.
Syrian rebels have dismissed government accusations they used poison gas to attack government-held Aleppo city.
Rebel commander Abdel-Salam Abdel-Razak says the opposition doesn’t possess poisonous gases or the capabilities to lob them. Abdel-Razak served in Syria’s chemical weapons program before defecting to join the opposition in the early years of the conflict, which began in 2011.
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