U.N. chief urges Syria not to use chemical weapons ‘under any circumstances’

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern about escalating violence in the Syrian city of Aleppo. (Reuters)

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By Al Arabiya with Agencies

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said he was “deeply” concerned about reports of the possible use of chemical weapons by Syria, and demanded the government state it would not use them “under any circumstances.”

“I remain deeply concerned about the reports of the possible use of chemical weapons,” he told reporters, citing one report in which Syria said it would use such weapons if it was attacked by foreign powers.

“I demand .... that the Syrian authorities categorically state that they will not use chemical or other weapons of mass destruction under any circumstances,” he added, speaking at a joint news conference in London with British Foreign Secretary William Hague, Reuters reported.

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