UN Probes More Syria 'Chemical Attack Sites'

The UN has said it is investigating seven potential chemical attacks in Syria, including three after the deadly strike on August 21.

Its inspectors plan to file a report by late October that will give more details of the assault in the capital, Damascus, which caused international outrage and nearly precipitated US air strikes.

The announcement comes as a car bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more in Rankus, north of the capital.

Activists said the blast occurred in front of a mosque soon after Friday prayers.

Seven sites are being investigated by the UN

The UN has already concluded the nerve agent sarin was used in last month's attack in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta, which killed hundreds of people.

It was previously thought the UN probe would only look into three locations in Syria.

However, in addition to the August 21 attack on Damascus, the UN says it is also probing incidents in:

:: Bahhariyeh, east of Damascus, on August 22 

:: Jobar, also east of the capital, on August 24

:: Ashrafiat Sahnaya, southwest of Damascus, on August 25

:: Sheikh Maqsoud, in the Aleppo district, in April

:: Saraqeb,  in the northern province of Idlib, in April

:: Khan al Assal, in northern Syria, in March.

The inspectors expect to finish their work on the ground on Monday.

The UN said: "In the course of performing their task, the experts have received several documents and samples and have conducted many interviews."

A separate team from the Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is due to begin its work inspecting the country's chemical weapons on October 1.

Hundreds of people were said to have been killed in the August 21 assault

The OPCW is overseeing the implementation of a US-Russian deal under which Syria has agreed to hand over its chemical arsenal.

Both the Syrian regime and the rebels seeking to overthrow it have regularly accused each other of using chemical weapons.

But the August 21 attack prompted renewed international concern and condemnation.

In the wake of the attack, the United States threatened military action against the Syrian regime, which it accuses of responsibility for the incident.

President Bashar al Assad's government denies involvement and blames the rebels for the assault.

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