Syria says chemical arms only for use on foreign attackers

The embattled government says the weapons are secure and that it will not utilize them against domestic rebels, but only in the case of 'external aggression.' Western nations condemn the threat.

BEIRUT — With mounting international alarm about Syria's cache of chemical and biological weapons, the embattled government in Damascus said Monday that its "unconventional" arms stockpiles were secure and vowed not to use them — unless provoked by an outside attack.

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