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ernment or opposition fighters were responsible for any of the attacks.
• Thursday's report said evidence indicated chemical weapons were probably used in Khan al Assal outside Aleppo, Jobar in Damascus' eastern suburbs, Saraqueb near Idlib in the northwest, and Ashrafiah Sahnaya in the Damascus countryside. In two cases, it found "signatures of sarin."
• The government and opposition accused each other of using chemical weapons at Khan al Assal and the report said none of the parties in Syria denied their use in the village. The allegations of chemical weapons use at Jobar and Ashrafiah Sahnaya were made by the Syrian government, while Britain and France raised the allegations about Saraqueb.
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Tens of thousands line up to see Nelson Mandela's body lying in state on final day
• PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Tens of thousands of South African mourners waited in line on Friday to view the body of Nelson Mandela, which was lying in state for the third and final day, with the likelihood that many would be turned away before the casket is taken away later in the day.
• The government said some 50,000 people had gathered by 7.30 a.m. (0530 GMT), and an AP journalist said Friday the lines in Pretoria, South Africa's capital, were already several kilometers (miles) long. Organizers handed out water to the crowds, and moved up elderly people and women with children to spare them a longer wait.
• As people kept arriving, the government warned it couldn't guarantee that all people currently will be able to file past Mandela's casket until the agreed limit on Friday afternoon. Some of those who did view the body at the Union Buildings, a century-old government complex overlooking the city, wept at the sight of the revered anti-apartheid leader in a coffin.
• Mourner Elizabeth Leening said she got up at 3 a.m. and headed toward Pretoria's Union Buildings an hour later to pay her last respects to Mandela.
• "We have been standing in the queue now for four hours to see Madiba," she said, using Mandela's clan name as a sign of affection and respect.
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A year since Delhi gang rape, women see slow but important changes
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