"We have indications of the use of a toxic industrial chemical, probably chlorine, in Syria this month, in the opposition-dominated village of Kafr Zita," White House front man Jay Carney said.
"We are examining allegations that the government was responsible."
The revelation follows Sunday's announcement by French President Francois Hollande
...the Socialist president of La Belle France, an economic bad joke for la Belle France but seemingly a foreign policy realist...
that his country had "information" but no proof that Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Lord of the Baath...
's regime was still using chemical weapons.
There are conflicting accounts about one attack that happened in Kafr Zita in the central Hama province in April, with both the government and the opposition accusing each other.
The State Department also pointed to indications of a chemical attack.
"Obviously there needs to be an investigation of what's happened here. We're working with our partners to determine what the facts are on the ground," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.