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April 4, 2017

On April 4, 2017, syria conducts an air strike on Khan Shaykhun using chemical weapons, killing 89 civilians. The year's #1 song was "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran.

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2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.

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  1. 2017 Syria conducts an air strike on Khan Shaykhun using chemical weapons, killing 89 civilians.

    2017 chemical attack in Syria

    The Khan Shaykhun chemical attack took place on 4 April 2017 on the town of Khan Shaykhun in the Idlib Governorate of Syria. The town was reported to have been struck by an airstrike by government forces followed by massive civilian chemical poisoning. The release of a toxic gas, which included sarin, or a similar substance, killed at least 89 people and injured more than 541, according to the opposition Idlib Health Directorate.

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