DHAKA: Syrian government forces were most likely to blame for the deadly chemical weapons attack last month which left hundreds dead.

Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, reports The Straits Times.

A 22-page report issued by the US rights watchdog concluded that available evidence ‘strongly suggests’ that president Bashar al-Assad’s military carried out the strike.

Human Rights Watch issued its findings after analysing witness accounts of the rocket attacks in Ghouta on August 21, information on the likely source of the attacks, physical debris from weapons used, and the victims` medical symptoms.

‘Rocket debris and symptoms of the victims from the August 21 attacks on Ghouta provide telltale evidence about the weapons systems used,’ said HRW emergencies director Peter Bouckaert.

BDST: 1411 HRS, SEPT 10, 2013
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