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Syria asks UN to investigate chemical weapons attack report

By REUTERS

MARCH 20, 2013 18:44

UNITED NATIONS- Syria asked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday to investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack by "terrorist groups" near the northern city of Aleppo, Syrian UN Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said.

"The Syrian government has requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations to form a specialized, independent and a neutral, technical mission to investigate the use by the terrorist groups operating in Syria of chemical weapons yesterday against civilians," Ja'afari told reporters.

Syria's government and rebels accused each other of launching the deadly chemical attack on Tuesday, but U.S. and European officials say there is no evidence to suggest there was such an attack. If confirmed it would be the first use of such weapons in the 2-year-old conflict.

UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said the United Nations had not received a formal request from Syria for an investigation and would respond once its receives one.

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