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Turkey urges UN to act over chlorine gas use in Syria

Arab World Materials 15 September 2014 09:14 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey urges UN to act over chlorine gas use in Syria
Turkey urges UN to act over chlorine gas use in Syria

Turkey has called on the United Nations to take action over the "systematic and repeated" use of chlorine gas in Syria Anadolu Agency reported

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in its latest report that its team had collected "compelling evidence" that the toxic chemical was used "systematically and repeatedly" in Talmanes, Al Tamanah and Kafr Zet, three villages in northern Syria.

Urging the UN Security Council to take action, Turkey's foreign ministry said in statement on Sunday: "The use of chlorine gas by the Syrian regime once again reveals the threat it poses to regional and international peace and stability."

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