Syria warns 'terrorist groups' may resort to chemical arms

Syria warned the United Nations on Saturday that rebels may employ chemical weapons after they gained control of a factory producing toxic chlorine east of Aleppo city.

"Terrorist groups may resort to using chemical weapons against the Syrian people... after having gained control of a toxic chlorine factory," the foreign ministry said, adding that Syria would never use chemical weapons against its own people.

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