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Thursday, April 18, 2013

France, UK say they have proof of use of chemical weapons by Assad forces | The Times of Israel

Alleged victim of chemical weapons attack on Homs, December 23, 2012 (photo credit: screen capture/YouTube)
Alleged victim of chemical weapons attack on Homs, December 23, 2012 (photo credit: screen capture/YouTube)

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain and France have told the secretary-general they have reliable evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons near Aleppo, in Homs and possibly in Damascus, U.N. diplomats and officials say.

The British and French ambassadors told Ban Ki-moon in a letter on March 25 that soil samples and interviews with witnesses and opposition figures backed their belief that the government used chemical shells that had caused injuries and deaths, the diplomats and officials said.....

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