Update taken from NHK World:
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has submitted to the Security Council an investigators' report confirming chemical-weapon usage in Syria.
He received the report on Sunday and released a statement on Monday.
The investigators collected blood and environmental samples. And they interviewed survivors and other witnesses in the Damascus suburbs where the alleged chemical attack took place on August 21st.
They reported that almost all samples tested positive for the nerve gas sarin.
The investigators also identified surface-to-surface rockets capable of carrying chemical agents.
But they did not say which side used the rockets.
US and European officials say photos attached to the report indicate the rockets belong to the government forces of President Bashar al-Assad.
Ban said any use of chemical weapons is a crime. He called on the international community to hold the perpetrator accountable.
Sep. 16, 2013 - Updated 20:50 UTC
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