West calls for UN inquiry into Syria chemical attack reports
- Published: 21 Mar 2013 at 05.49
- Online news: World
Britain, France and the United States called Wednesday for a United Nations inquiry into accusations by the Syrian government and the opposition of chemical weapons attacks.
A Syrian man is pictured through a hole in a metal sheet as he walks in Maarat al-Numan, in the northwestern province of Idlib, on March 20, 2013. Britain, France and the United States called Wednesday for a United Nations inquiry into accusations by the Syrian government and the opposition of chemical weapons attacks, diplomats said.
But Russia, President Bashar al-Assad's last major ally, insisted at a UN Security Council meeting that only the government's allegations should be investigated.
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