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Iran's Rouhani says chemical weapons killed people in Syria

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday acknowledged for the first time chemical weapons had killed people in ally Syria and called for the international community to prevent their use.

 

"Many of the innocent people of Syria have been injured and martyred by chemical agents and this is unfortunate," recently elected Rouhani was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency. "We completely and strongly condemn the use of chemical weapons," he said, according to the agency. (Reuters)

 

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