'No evidence' of IS using chemical weapons in Mosul attack

Iraq's United Nations ambassador has said there is no evidence that the Islamic State extremist group used chemical weapons in an attack in Mosul, the country's second-largest city.

Mohamed Alhakim told reporters ahead of a closed Security Council meeting on a reported chemical attack that he had spoken to officials in Baghdad and informed UN disarmament chief Kim Won-soo of the lack of evidence in advance.