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UN Seeks Probe of Chlorine Gas Attacks in Syria


(AP-Washington Post) The UN Security Council called for an investigation Wednesday into reports of chlorine gas use in some Syrian towns, causing deaths and injuries. Syria's UN Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari categorically denied the use of chlorine gas. He further disputed chlorine gas could be categorized as a chemical weapon, saying, "it is a mundane substance used for bleaching clothes in the laundry or disinfecting swimming pools."
2014-04-24 00:00:00
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