UN Experts Back in Damascus to Examine Alleged Chem Weapons Use

A team of UN chemical weapons experts, led by chief expert Ake Sellstrom, arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday

A team of UN chemical weapons experts, led by chief expert Ake Sellstrom, arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday. UN team head

The team flew into the Lebanese capital Beirut on Wednesday morning, before continuing by road to Damascus where it is expected to examine the alleged use of chemical weapons.

It went to Syria last month and concluded in a report presented on September 16 that banned chemical weapons had been used on a wide scale. Sellstrom pointed out that the report was only an interim document, and that other allegations needed to be looked into. "There have been other accusations presented to the UN secretary general, dating back to March, against both sides" in the conflict.

There were "13, 14 accusations" that "have to be investigated". He said the team hoped to be able to present a final report addressing all of the accusations "possibly by the end of October".