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    The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt stated that the Assad regime in Syria was responsible for a chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of civilians. While some questions remain unanswered, Bildt believes the evidence points to the Syrian government carrying out the deadly attack. He hopes UN weapons inspectors can investigate the site quickly. The UN Secretary General also stressed the need for a prompt investigation and warned of serious consequences if chemical weapons were confirmed to have been used.

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    The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt stated that the Assad regime in Syria was responsible for a chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of civilians. While some questions remain unanswered, Bildt believes the evidence points to the Syrian government carrying out the deadly attack. He hopes UN weapons inspectors can investigate the site quickly. The UN Secretary General also stressed the need for a prompt investigation and warned of serious consequences if chemical weapons were confirmed to have been used.

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    Bildt: Assad regime behind Syria gas attack


    Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Friday said an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria that reportedly left hundreds dead was the work of forces loyal to embattled President Bashar al-Assad.
    Published: 23 Aug 2013 10:58 CET

    "I have a hard time coming to any conclusion other than that a deadly chemical substance has been used in the attack carried out by the regime's forces between Tuesday and Wednesday on this oppositioncontrolled area," Bildt wrote on his official blog on Friday. The statements come as the international community struggles with how to respond to claims by opposition forces that more than 1,000 people were killed in al-Ghouta, an area east of the Syrian capital Damascus where there is a known opposition presence. Bildt noted as well, however that "not all questions have been answered" about the incident, which the regime claims was a "fabrication" by the opposition, with Russia hinting that the opposition may actually be behind the attack.

    Looking at the facts a chemical agent with horrible deadly

    consequences has been used near Damascus. UN must inspect rapidly and report. Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) August 22, 2013

    He further expressed his hope that UN weapons inspection teams would be able to reach the area "as quickly as possible" in order to investigate the attack, which some experts believe may have involved a nerve agent such as sarin, the Guardian newspaper reported. "In Damascus, they must realize that this with all probability will lead to an intensication of considerations by the international community to take some form of military action," Bildt added. Speaking in Seoul on Friday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon emphasized the importance of a swift investigation into the alleged chemical gas attack. "Any use of chemical weapons anywhere, by anybody, under any circumstances, would violate international law," he said, according to the BBC. "Such a crime against humanity should result in serious consequences for the perpetrator."

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