DHAKA: A UN team of inspectors investigating an apparent poison gas attack in Syria will leave the country by Saturday morning.

UN secretary-general Ban Ki Moon said on Thursday in Vienna, reports The Straits Times.

‘They will continue investigation activities until tomorrow Friday and they will come out of Syria by Saturday morning and will report to me as soon as they come out,’ Ban told journalists.

The UN chief also said he had spoken on Wednesday to US president Barack Obama, as the United States appears to be moving closer to a military strike.

‘I... expressed my sincere wish that this investigation team should be allowed to continue their work as mandated by the member states,’ Ban said.

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