UN team in Beirut, prepping for Damascus investigation

Published September 25th, 2013 - 06:44 GMT
The UN chemical weapons team are expected to arrive in Damascus in Wednesday. Here, residents in Aleppo stage a drill for a potential weapons attack. (AFP/File)
The UN chemical weapons team are expected to arrive in Damascus in Wednesday. Here, residents in Aleppo stage a drill for a potential weapons attack. (AFP/File)

A UN delegation that will travel to Damascus to follow up on the use of chemical weapons by Syrian government forces has arrived in Beirut.

A source at Beirut airport told The Daily Star Wednesday the six-member team led by Swedish expert Ake Sellstrom arrived late Tuesday from Germany.

The source said the delegation is expected to head to Damascus before midday.

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