Syrian army denies having chemical arms, blames rebels

The Syrian army does not have chemical weapons and has not used them. The opposition bears full responsibility for the chemical attack near Aleppo, Syrian Information Minister Umran Ahid al-Za'bi replied to an Interfax question.

"That was done by the organizations, among them Al-Qaeda, who threatened they would use chemical arms against Syria. They carried out their threat near Aleppo. There were casualties," he said.

"The Syrian army does not have chemical weapons," the minister stressed.