DAMASCUS, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad urged Tuesday the international community to shoulder its responsibilities regarding the chemical attack launched by the country's armed rebels.
He said a rocket with a chemical head was launched from a rebel- controlled area in Syria's northern province of Aleppo and landed near a military post in the Khan al-Asal town, southwest of Aleppo, killing at least 21 civilians and 10 soldiers.
"This is another crime to be added to the record of the terrorist groups backed by some Arab countries in the Gulf and western countries, particularly Turkey, which we held responsible for the crimes against our civilians," Mikdad said.
According to Mikdad, Syria will send a letter to the UN Security Council, calling for shouldering its responsibilities to put an end to the terrorist crimes.
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