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Syria regime bombed Damascus water source, committed 'war

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AFP Geneva
Last Updated : Mar 14 2017 | 5:32 PM IST
The Syrian government intentionally bombed the Ain al-Fijeh spring in December, leaving more than five million people in Damascus without access to water, a UN probe said today.
"The information examined by the Commission confirms that the bombing of (the Ain al-Fijeh) spring was carried out by the Syrian Air Force," the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria said in a report, adding the attack constituted a "war crime".
The report meanwhile dismissed regime allegations that rebels had contaminated the water.

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First Published: Mar 14 2017 | 5:32 PM IST

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