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Syria attack: UN to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons

The suspected chemical attack killed at least 58 people in Syria

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Last Updated : Apr 04 2017 | 10:38 PM IST
The UN's Commission of Inquiry for Syria said on Tuesday that it had begun investigating a suspected chemical attack that killed at least 58 people in a rebel-held town in the northwestern Idlib Province.

"Reports suggesting that this was a chemical weapons attack are extremely concerning. The commission is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding this attack including the alleged use of chemical weapons," said a statement from the UN experts who are probing potential war crimes committed during Syria's civil war.

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First Published: Apr 04 2017 | 10:35 PM IST

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