UN chemical investigators on 16th September confirmed the use of sarin gas in an August 21 poison gas attack in the suburbs of Damascus, noting that weather conditions at the time ensured the maximum number of people was killed. The report does not say who launched the attack in the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Ghouta.
"On the basis of the evidence obtained during the investigation of the Ghouta incident, the conclusion is that chemical weapons have been used in the ongoing conflict between the parties in the Syrian Arab Republic, also against civilians, including children, on a relatively large scale," said the report by chief UN investigator Ake Sellstrom of Sweden. "The United Nations Mission has now confirmed, unequivocally and objectively, that chemical weapons have been used in Syria," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council.
"On the basis of the evidence obtained during the investigation of the Ghouta incident, the conclusion is that chemical weapons have been used in the ongoing conflict between the parties in the Syrian Arab Republic, also against civilians, including children, on a relatively large scale," said the report by chief UN investigator Ake Sellstrom of Sweden. "The United Nations Mission has now confirmed, unequivocally and objectively, that chemical weapons have been used in Syria," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council.
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