NEW : Bashar al-Assad : ` He added : `` There is a degree of circumstantial evidence that appears to point to the attack originating with the Assad forces , but the exact forensic detail of who prepared and then triggered the weapons remains unclear and was beyond the scope of the U.N . ` Syria never obeyed any threat '' from the United States . U.N. inspectors will follow up on more allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria . Comment:
NEW : Bashar al-Assad : ` ` Syria never obeyed any threat '' from the United States . U.N. inspectors will follow up on more allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria . Comment: