France says is certain nerve gas sarin used in Syria


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Jun 2013

PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Tuesday it was certain the nerve agent sarin had been used in Syria on several occasions following tests it carried out on samples recovered there.

Increasing reports from the battlefield of the use of chemical weapons have lent urgency to a new diplomatic push to end the war and fuelled some calls for Western intervention in the conflict.

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