China says no side should pre-judge Syria chemical probe

BEIJING |(Reuters) - China said on Friday that no side should rush to pre-judge the results of any probe by U.N. chemical weapons experts in Syria, after Syria's opposition accused government forces of using such weapons in an attack on civilians.

The United Nations has demanded Syria give its chemical weapons experts immediate access to rebel-held Damascus suburbs where poison gas appears to have killed hundreds just a few miles from the U.N. team's hotel.

China says U.N. chemical inspectors should be objective in Syria

(Reuters) - China said on Thursday that U.N. chemical weapons experts should be objective and "fully consult" with the Syrian government in their work, after Syria's opposition accused government forces of using such weapons in an attack on civilians.
With the death toll estimated at between 500 and 1,300, what would be the world's most lethal chemical weapons attack since the 1980s prompted an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council in New York.