The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 271 officials with Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Center, which the U.S. says is linked to the Syrian government’s alleged chemical weapons program. The sanctions are in response to a chemical weapons attack, allegedly carried out by the Syrian government, which killed 86 civilians, including dozens of children, in early April. The Syrian government has denied carrying out the attack and has instead blamed the anti-government rebels.
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