UN chief says Syria chemical attackers should be sanctioned

December 14, 2013 08:57

UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on the international community to sanction those responsible for Syrian chemical weapons attacks documented in a newly released report.

The UN report, issued Thursday, concluded that such banned arms were used at least five times before Damascus agreed to dismantle its arsenal. "I deplore in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons in Syria, which is an offence against the universal values of humankind," Ban told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.

The report did not, however, lay blame for the attacks, as the inspectors' mandate did not allow them to designate a responsible party.

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