UN commission opens inquiry into Syria attack

The UN’s Commission of Inquiry for Syria says it has begun investigating a suspected chemical attack that killed at least 58 people in a rebel-held town in the northwestern Idlib Province.

“Reports suggesting that this was a chemical weapons attack are extremely concerning. The commission is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding this attack including the alleged use of chemical weapons,” says a statement from the UN experts who are probing potential war crimes committed during Syria’s civil war.

This frame grab from video provided on Tuesday April 4, 2017 shows a Syrian doctor treating a boy following a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. (Qasioun News Agency, via AP)
This frame grab from video provided on Tuesday April 4, 2017 shows a Syrian doctor treating a boy following a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. (Qasioun News Agency, via AP)

— AFP

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