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WickedsDesire -> Syria chemical attack 'fabricated' – Assad (4/13/2017 6:59:16 AM)
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Syria chemical attack 'fabricated' � Assad
Syria's President Bashar-al Assad says reports of a chemical attack by his forces were "100% fabrication".
In an exclusive video interview with Agence France-Presse, he said "there was no order to make any attack".
More than 80 people were killed in the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun on 4 April, and hundreds suffered symptoms consistent with a nerve agent.
Witnesses said they saw warplanes attack the town but Russia says a rebel depot of chemical munitions was hit.
Mr Assad told the AFP that the Syrian government had given up its arsenal of chemical weapons in 2013, adding "even if we have them, we wouldn't use them".
However, the US, the World Health Organization (WHO) and chemical weapons inspectors have all cast doubt on Russia and Syria's claims.
Mr Assad also said he would only allow what he called an "impartial" investigation into the events at Khan Sheikhoun, to ensure it would not be used for "politicised purposes".
Russia, Syria's key ally, angered the US, UK and France on Wednesday by vetoing a UN draft resolution that would have required Mr Assad's government to co-operate with an investigation into the attack.
Well that's the latest. This story I am still uneasy with.
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