Aid Workers Report Toxic Gas Attacks in Northern Syria

Aid workers in Syria's war-ravaged northwest said Tuesday that a helicopter dropped barrels of toxic gas on a town near the besieged city of Aleppo. At least 30 people, mostly women and children, were affected by the gas, which workers say was dropped overnight near the site where a Russian helicopter was downed hours earlier by rebel ground fire. The extent of the chemical injuries was not immediately known. By late Tuesday, there were conflicting reports about who launched...

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