UN chief says suspected chemical attack shows 'war crimes' in Syria

A suspected chemical weapons attack which left more than 70 dead in a rebel-held town shows war crimes continue in Syria.

UN secretary general Antonio Guterres (File|AP) 

BRUSSELS: A suspected chemical weapons attack which left more than 70 dead in a rebel-held town shows war crimes continue in Syria, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday.

"The horrific events of yesterday demonstrate unfortunately that war crimes are going on in Syria (and that) international humanitarian law is being violated frequently," Guterres said as he went into a Syria aid conference in Brussels.

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