Watchdog probing over 20 reports of alleged Syria chemical attacks

The Hague (AFP) – The global watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons is probing more than 20 reports of the alleged use of toxic arms in Syria since August, its chief told AFP Friday.

“We are trying our best to collect information on such allegations to try to find whether they are credible or not,” said Ahmet Uzumcu, the director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. “The number (of allegations) is quite high. I counted more than 20.”