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       Syrian Activists Accuse Military of Fresh Chemical Weapons Attacks

   Syrian activists have accused government forces of using chemical
   weapons in attacks Wednesday that killed dozens of people near the
   capital, Damascus.
   The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the military
   fired rockets at sites in Eastern Ghouta and Western Ghouta. It cited
   activists in the area who said "poisonous gasses" were used.
   The opposition Local Coordination Committee also said gasses had been
   used in the assaults Wednesday.
   Syria denied the reports.
   The violence comes as United Nations chemical weapons inspectors carry
   out a two-week mission in Syria to investigate earlier incidents in
   which the Syrian government and rebels accused each other of carrying
   out chemical attacks.
   The inspectors will try to establish only whether chemical weapons -
   including sarin and other toxic nerve agents - were used, not who used
   them.
   The mission will be limited to investigating the alleged use of
   chemical weapons in three areas, including a March attack in the Aleppo
   suburb of Khan al-Assal.
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