U.N. distances self from report Syrian rebels used nerve gas

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U.N. distances self from report Syrian rebels used nerve gas

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. war crimes investigators have reached no conclusions on whether any side in the Syrian war has used chemical weapons, the inquiry commission said on Monday, playing down a suggestion from one of the team that rebel forces had done so. Investigator Carla Del Ponte caught U.N. officials by surprise on Sunday when she said the commission had gathered testimony from casualties and medical staff indicating that rebel forces had used the banned nerve agent sarin. ...

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