UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said today that a "horrific" attack on a rebel-held town in the country that killed at least 58 people was believed to be chemical and launched from the air. <br/><br/>De Mistura told reporters in Brussels that there should be a "clear identification of responsibilities and accountability.'<br/>'<br/>De Mistura, fresh from the latest round of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva between the rebels and Damascus, said that every time there was a sign of progress, someone- unnamed- always tried to sabotage it. <br/><br/>He was speaking on the sidelines of a Syrian aid conference in Brussels.'<br/>'<br/>Separately, the UN Commission of Inquiry for Syria said it had begun investigating the attack on a rebel-held town in northwestern Idlib Province.'<br/>'<br/>The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), based in The Hague, meanwhile also said it was gathering and analysing information from all available sources about the attack.
News On AIR | April 4, 2017 11:54 PM
Syria attack believed to be chemical, from the air: UN envoy