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Syria condemns West over continued claims it used chemical weapons on its own people
WESTERN states and their allies were condemned for their continued claims that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons on its own people on Monday.
The Arab country’s permanent representative to the United Nations Bassam Sabbagh tore into allegations made by the US, Britain and France.
They claim that Syria is in violation of the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention, although have presented little evidence to back their statements.
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